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A gulag refers to a system of labor camps used in the Soviet Union from the 1930s to the 1950s, where political prisoners and various other individuals were incarcerated under harsh conditions. The term is derived from the Russian acronym for the Main Administration of Camps and Places of Detention. Gulags were characterized by forced labor, inadequate food, and brutal treatment, often leading to high mortality rates among inmates. The concept has since become synonymous with oppressive imprisonment and severe human rights abuses.

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