gu·lag also Gu·lag (g  läg)n. 1. A network of forced labor camps in the former Soviet Union. 2. A forced labor camp or prison, especially for political dissidents. 3. A place or situation of great suffering and hardship, likened to the atmosphere in a prison system or a forced labor camp. [Russian Gulag, from G(lavnoe) u(pravlenie ispravitel'no-trudovykh) lag(ere  ), Chief Administration (of Correctional Labor) Camps.] |
Gulag [ˈguːlæg]
n
(Historical Terms) (formerly) the central administrative department of the Soviet security service, established in 1930, responsible for maintaining prisons and forced labour camps
[from Russian G(lavnoye) U(pravleniye Ispravitelno-Trudovykh) Lag(erei) Main Administration for Corrective Labour Camps]
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| Noun | 1. | gulag - a Russian prison camp for political prisoners |
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