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title: Gulag Hut Interior
author: Marcin Szala
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22330/gulag-hut-interior/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2026-11-09
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# Gulag Hut Interior

_Authored by Marcin Szala_

## Image File

[![Gulag Hut Interior](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22330.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22330.png)

## Image Caption

A reconstruction of the interior of an accommodation hut in a Soviet gulag labour camp in Latvia. Photograph by Marcin Szala, 2011.

Stalin's gulag system, which was spread across the USSR from 1930 to 1960, detained millions of civilians regarded as 'enemies of the state.'

Museum of the Occupation of Latvia.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Szala, M. (2026, November 09). Gulag Hut Interior. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22330/gulag-hut-interior/>
### Chicago
Szala, Marcin. "Gulag Hut Interior." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 09, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22330/gulag-hut-interior/>.
### MLA
Szala, Marcin. "Gulag Hut Interior." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Nov 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22330/gulag-hut-interior/>.

## License & Copyright

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