Siberian Prison CampsJames Donnelly

Overview Life in Siberia Prison History Prison Life

Siberia Consists of Eastern Russia Encloses all of Northern Asia

75% of Russian land mass 15% of Russia’s population

Life in Siberia Oymyakon

“The coldest village on Earth” Average Temp. -50* C

Fur, Fur, Fur! Daily life

Transportation Burials Diet

Coal dependent

History of Prisons 1754 exile begins

Death penalty not popular until 1900’s Provided labor More humane in public eyes Gulags

1930-1955 Popularized by Stalin

Siberian prisons today Less severe 149 regulated prisons

Life in Prison Trans Siberian railroad Freezing temperatures More social than western prisons

Competitions Labor

Light to heavy depending on convict Visitation is allowed

Very few families actually go

Connections to Society Society Influenced the novel

Works Cited Inside Russia's Toughest Prisons. Prod. National

Geographic. Television. Martin, Eric Grundhauser, Rachel. "Oymyakon." Atlas

Obscura. Atlas Obscura, n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2014. <http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/oymyakon-arctic-circle>.

Naymushin, Ilya. "Inside a Siberian Prison." Reuters.com. Thomas Reuters, n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2014. <http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=USRTR2PAB4#a=12>.

Various. "Prison camps in Siberia." Spartacus Educational. Ed. Spartacus educational. schoolnet.co, n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2014. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RUSsiberia.htm>.