GULAG

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian ГУЛА́Г (GULÁG), the acronym of Гла́вное управле́ние исправи́тельно-трудовы́х лагере́й (Glávnoje upravlénije ispravítelʹno-trudovýx lageréj, “Chief Administration of Corrective-Labor Camps”): see the definition. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡuːlɑɡ/, (sometimes) /-læɡ/, /ɡuːˈlɑk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡuˌlɑɡ/, (sometimes) /-ˌlæɡ/ Hyphenation: GU‧LAG === Proper noun === 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. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === GULAG (plural GULAGs) Alternative letter-case form of gulag. === References === === Further reading === gulag on Wikipedia.Wikipedia