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Millions died in Soviet labour camps.

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CONTESTED
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Is it true that millions died in Soviet labour camps?

Partly. Several sources state that millions died in Soviet labour camps, including one estimating camp victims at several millions and a book stating many millions died in Stalin's Gulag. However, a Wikipedia summary of scholarly consensus puts Gulag deaths at roughly 1.5 to 1.7 million, below the 'millions' framing.

Verdict: CONTESTED · 5 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 5
[The most frequent causes of prisoner's disease and death in Soviet labour camps].
2002
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[The most frequent causes of prisoner's disease and death in Soviet labour camps].. (2002). pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12041028

Evidence against · 1
Gulag - Wikipedia
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Gulag - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulag

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The victims return: survivors of the Gulag after Stalin
2011
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The victims return: survivors of the Gulag after Stalin. (2011). gbv.eblib.com. http://gbv.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=738274

Tyrants and Typewriters
1989
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Conquest, R. (1989). Tyrants and Typewriters. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=MighAQAAMAAJ&dq=Millions+died+in+Soviet+labour+camps.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

WAR PRISONERS KILLED IN THE CAMPS OF THE USSR
2023
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Simion, C. & Ruslan, C. (2023). WAR PRISONERS KILLED IN THE CAMPS OF THE USSR. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8318667

Uranium mines, death camps : the final transformation of the USSR into a giant death complex
2018
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Uranium mines, death camps : the final transformation of the USSR into a giant death complex. (2018). hal.science. https://hal.science/hal-01962079v1

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