Angarlag Explained

Angarlag, also Angarstroy, Angarsky ITL (Russian: Ангарлаг, Ангарстрой, Ангарский ИТЛ) was a Gulag labor camp during 1947-1960 headquartered in Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, RSFSR. Initially, it was under the control of the Western Directorate of Baikal-Amur Mainline Construction and Camps. In 1948 it was resubordinated to the Chief Directorate of Railroad Construction Camps, later directly to GULAG.^{[1] [2]}

Its major projects were the construction of segments of Baikal-Amur Mainline and a bridge across Angara.^[2]

In 1948 the Taishetlag was merged into Angarlag. Later some other divisions and enterprises were transferred to Angarlag.^[2]

Notable inmates

• Iryna Senyk (1926-2009), Ukrainian poet, nurse, and Soviet political dissident
• (1989-1955), Soviet Estonian military officer

Notes and References

1. Note: GULAG was renamed several times, e.g., to Main Directorate of Corrective Labor Colonies (Russian: Главное управление исправительно-трудовых колоний (ГУИТК)), which names you may see in the documents describing the subordination of various camps.
2. D. Shkapov, АНГАРСКИЙ ИТЛ (Ангарлаг, Ангарстрой, Ангарский ИТЛ и промкомбинат), section from "Система исправительно-трудовых лагерей в СССР", Moscow, 1998,