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1923–1991

Norilsk

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About

City 400 km beyond the Arctic Circle. In 1935–1956 it was the centre of the Norillag (Norislk correctional labour camp). Prisoners mainly worked in the mining and metallurgical industries but also built a railway linking Norilsk with the port of Dudinka.

Camp system

labour-camp

Location

69.3535, 88.2027 — view on OpenStreetMap

Primary sources