Between 1918 and 1939 the Solovki archipelago was home to Russia's first "corrective labour camp". Hundreds of thousands of political prisoners were exiled to the camp. Tens of thousands never emerged. This is the Solovki's incomprehensibly brutal story, told through the letters of inmates, and the reactions of surviving relatives.
Between 1918 and 1939 the Solovki archipelago was home to Russia's first "corrective labour camp". Hundreds of thousands of political prisoners were exiled to the camp. Tens of thousands never emerged. This is the Solovki's incomprehensibly brutal story, told through the letters of inmates, and the reactions of surviving relatives.
