What the records say
- When
- 19 Jul 1953 – 1 Aug 1953
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 67.51° N, 64.08° E
- Description
- Prison revolt in the USSR
Vorkuta uprising
1953 gulag revolt in USSR
The Vorkuta uprising was a major uprising of forced labor camp inmates at the Rechlag Gulag special labor camp in Vorkuta, Russian SFSR, USSR from 19 July to 1 August 1953, shortly after the arrest of Lavrentiy Beria on 26 June 1953. The uprising was violently suppressed by the camp administration after two weeks of bloodless standoff.
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