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The exact number of gulags in the Soviet Union varied over time, but at their peak during the 1930s and 1940s, there were approximately 500 major camps and numerous smaller labor colonies. The Gulag system, which stands for "Glavnoe Upravlenie Lagerei" (Main Camp Administration), was used to detain millions of people for political reasons, forced labor, and other offenses. By the 1950s, following Stalin's death, many camps were closed or scaled down, significantly reducing the number of operational gulags.

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