variants
often Gulag
: the penal system of the Soviet Union consisting of a network of labor camps
also
: labor camp sense 1
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During that period, more than one million Kazakhs died in famine, while roughly two million people were imprisoned or deported to gulags on politically motivated charges.
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
In 1937, Stalin, himself a former dabbler in the language, reversed course on Esperanto and herded its speakers into gulags on account of its internationalist appeal.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Stalin was also targeting Polish Catholics, and thousands of these prisoners also survived the gulag.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
The door locks sound like something out of a 1970s gulag.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
In 1937, Stalin, himself a former dabbler in the language, reversed course on Esperanto and herded its speakers into gulags on account of its internationalist appeal.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Stalin was also targeting Polish Catholics, and thousands of these prisoners also survived the gulag.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
The door locks sound like something out of a 1970s gulag.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gulag
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“Gulag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gulag. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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