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Page 1: Siberian Prison Camps James Donnelly. Overview  Life in Siberia  Prison History  Prison Life

Siberian Prison CampsJames Donnelly

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Overview Life in Siberia Prison History Prison Life

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Siberia Consists of Eastern Russia Encloses all of Northern Asia

75% of Russian land mass 15% of Russia’s population

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Life in Siberia Oymyakon

“The coldest village on Earth” Average Temp. -50* C

Fur, Fur, Fur!

Daily life Transportation Burials Diet

Coal dependent

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History of Prisons 1754 exile begins

Death penalty not popular until 1900’s Provided labor More humane in public eyes Gulags

1930-1955 Popularized by Stalin

Siberian prisons today Less severe 149 regulated prisons

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Life in Prison Trans Siberian railroad Freezing temperatures More social than western prisons

Competitions Labor

Light to heavy depending on convict Visitation is allowed

Very few families actually go

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Connections to Society Society Influenced the novel

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Works Cited Inside Russia's Toughest Prisons. Prod. National

Geographic. Television. Martin, Eric Grundhauser, Rachel. "Oymyakon." Atlas

Obscura. Atlas Obscura, n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2014. <http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/oymyakon-arctic-circle>.

Naymushin, Ilya. "Inside a Siberian Prison." Reuters.com. Thomas Reuters, n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2014. <http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=USRTR2PAB4#a=12>.

Various. "Prison camps in Siberia." Spartacus Educational. Ed. Spartacus educational. schoolnet.co, n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2014. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RUSsiberia.htm>.


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