Vyatlag
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Vyatlag, Vyatsky ITL or Vyatka ITL (Вятский ИТЛ, Vyatka correctional labor camp) was one of the largest Gulag forced labor camps. It was named after Vyatka Land, being located in Kirov Oblast, centered in Kirov, formerly known as Vyatka. It was established on February 5, 1938, and existed well after the dismantling of Gulag. Its main operations were logging and wood processing, including the construction of the related plants and rail and automobile roads, as well as other odd production. It is peak it housed over 28,000 inmates in 1942.
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Vyatlag, Vyatsky ITL or Vyatka ITL (Вятский ИТЛ, Vyatka correctional labor camp) was one of the largest Gulag forced labor camps. It was named after Vyatka Land, being located in Kirov Oblast, centered in Kirov, formerly known as Vyatka. It was established on February 5, 1938, and existed well after the dismantling of Gulag. Its main operations were logging and wood processing, including the construction of the related plants and rail and automobile roads, as well as other odd production. It is peak it housed over 28,000 inmates in 1942.
A fundamental, over 450 pages, work on the history of Vyatlag was published by .
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