ГУЛА́Г — meaning in English

English meaning

• gulag noun The Soviet system of forced-labor camps and prisons, especially under Stalin.

Senses

ГУЛА́Г is used for these senses in English:

• GULAG (historical) The government agency in charge of the Soviet Union's network of forced labour camps, which was established in 1918 and formally abolished in 1960.
• gulag (historical) Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).

gulag — full definition

1. noun The Soviet system of forced-labor camps and prisons, especially under Stalin.
2. noun Any prison camp used to hold political prisoners, or by extension a place of harsh political repression.