Bamlag

Baikal Amur Corrective Labor Camp (Bamlag) (Russian: Байка́ло-Аму́рский исправи́тельно-трудово́й ла́герь, Бамла́г) was a subdivision of GULAG which existed during 1932-1948.

Its main activity was construction of the Baikal–Amur Mainline and secondary railroad branches. Its peak headcount was about 201,000 (1938). In 1938 it was dismantled into several railroad support camps: Amurlag, ru:Южлаг, ru:Западный железнодорожный ИТЛ, ru:Востоклаг, ru:Юго-Восточный железнодорожный ИТЛ, ru:Бурлаг.[1]

Its administration was headquartered in the settlement of Svobodny, Amur Oblast. For the most time it was headed by Naftaly Frenkel (1934-1938), who also headed the construction directorate of BAM (1933-1938). [1]

Notable convicts

  • Arseny Alving, Russian poet, novelist and translator
  • Borys Antonenko-Davydovych, Ukrainian writer, translator and linguist
  • Pavel Florensky, Russian Orthodox theologian and philosopher[2]
  • Yevgeni Gerken, Russian poet and translator
  • Konstantin Rokossovsky, Soviet marshal, and Defense Minister of the Polish People's Republic.[2]
  • Абиссов, Александр Афанасьевич
  • Анфилов, Глеб Иосафович
  • Аргунов, Андрей Иванович
  • Богданов, Евгений Иванович
  • Варпаховский, Леонид Викторович
  • Вермель, Юлий Матвеевич
  • Воловик, Георгий Георгиевич
  • Герман (Кокель)
  • Ковалёв, Лев Борисович
  • Легейдо, Дмитрий Константинович
  • Матвеев, Андрей Фёдорович
  • Таранушенко, Стефан Андреевич
  • Фасмер, Рихард Рихардович
  • Цветаева, Анастасия Ивановна

References

  1. ^ a b "Байкало-Амурский исправительно-трудовой лагерь" [Baikal-Amur forced labor camp] (in Russian). Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b «Скопище шевелящихся людей»: как СССР строил БАМ

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