Question

a What did Stalin aim to achieve by creating the GULAG? Which was the more important goal of the GULAG—maintaining political stability or improving the economy and infrastructure of the USSR?

Answer 1

Gulag (Central Administration of Corrective Labor Camps) was a system of forced labor camps for criminals, political prisoners and any citizen in general who opposed the regime in the Soviet Union. The regime imposed a custodial sentence, a penalty for forced labor and a death sentence. Finally, the former Soviet Union experienced internal and external wars, as did the Russian Empire, so some of these prisoners were prisoners of war. Stalin's main objective with the creation of the Gulags, in addition to "corrective work" was to achieve industrialization in Russia. In this way, Gulags with forced labor, helped Stalin to produce goods, improve technology and achieve industrialization.

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