Gulag
- A system of labor camps maintained in the Soviet Union from 1930 to 1955 in which many people died. nounDuring the Stalin era, millions of people were sent to the gulag.The gulag was notorious for its harsh conditions and forced labor.
- A place or situation of severe hardship or oppression. nounThe remote factory was described by workers as a modern-day gulag.Living under the oppressive regime felt like being in a gulag.