gulag
Example Sentences
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Unworthy victims were the millions of people Stalin executed, sometimes after tawdry show trials, and sent to the gulags.
From Salon
Their forced labor in the gulag likely saved them from the gas chambers that extinguished their parents.
From Los Angeles Times
Unlike Joseph Stalin, Putin has not murdered, starved to death or sent to the gulag millions of Russians.
From Fox News
The performance of “Fidelio” I attended Sunday afternoon was on a day when a 21st century reign of terror was raining down on Ukraine, while political activists in Russia are wasting away in the gulag.
From Los Angeles Times
Lumon may be a high-tech gulag, but it is by far the more fun place to spend time as a viewer.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.