Angarlag, also Angarstroy, Angarsky ITL () was a

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during 1947-1960 headquartered in

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. Initially, it was under the control of the Western Directorate of Baikal-Amur Mainline Construction and Camps. In 1948 it was resubordinated to the Chief Directorate of Railroad Construction Camps, later directly to GULAG.D. Shkapov
АНГАРСКИЙ ИТЛ (Ангарлаг, Ангарстрой, Ангарский ИТЛ и промкомбинат)
section from "Система исправительно-трудовых лагерей в СССР", Moscow, 1998, Its major projects were the construction of segments of Baikal-Amur Mainline and a bridge across

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. In 1948 the Taishetlag was merged into Angarlag. Later some other divisions and enterprises were transferred to Angarlag.

Notable inmates

* Iryna Senyk (1926-2009), Ukrainian poet, nurse, and Soviet political dissident * (1989-1955), Soviet Estonian military officer

References

{{reflist Chief Directorate of Railroad Construction Camps Irkutsk Oblast Camps of the Gulag