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Background
Baikal Amur Corrective Labor Camp (Bamlag) (Russian: ÐайкаÌло-ÐмÑÌÑÑкий иÑпÑавиÌÑелÑно-ÑÑÑдовоÌй лаÌгеÑÑ, ÐамлаÌг) was a subdivision of GULAG which existed during 1932-1948. Its main activity was construction of the BaikalâAmur 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:ÐападнÑй железнодоÑожнÑй ÐТÐ, ru:ÐоÑÑоклаг, ru:Юго-ÐоÑÑоÑнÑй железнодоÑожнÑй ÐТÐ, ru:ÐÑÑлаг. Its administration was headquartered in the settlement of Svobodny, Amur Oblast.
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Region
Amur Oblast
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Anastasia Tsvetayeva1894–1993 · writer
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Sources
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- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q4077175)
- Wikipedia
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Bamlag. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bamlag
Chicago
"Bamlag." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bamlag.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-bamlag,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Bamlag},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bamlag},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}