Gulag Online virtual museum
Author(s): Radek Světlík; Štěpán Černoušek; Josef Brošta; Jan Vrátný
Year: 2017
Summary
The Gulag Online virtual museum presents the basic form and dimensions of Soviet repression using a multidisciplinary approach and implementation of the results of previous expeditions mapping the remnants of correctional labour camps along the so-called Dead Road railway. Thanks to the extreme remoteness and desolation of the Northern Siberia region, many of these camps have been preserved to this day. We have mapped a total of 15 abandoned camps in various stages of decay. The virtual museum is built around a complete 3D tour of a Gulag camp and current panoramic photographs illustrated by the testimonies of survivors, literary excerpts and a tour of authentic objects and documents as well as an interactive map containing satellite images and archival military maps that illustrates the geographic extent of Soviet repression. The virtual museum therefore makes it possible to visit, at least remotely, places that are otherwise virtually inaccessible.
Cite this Record
Gulag Online virtual museum. Radek Světlík, Štěpán Černoušek, Josef Brošta, Jan Vrátný. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Fort Worth, TX. 2017 ( tDAR id: 435575)
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Keywords
General
Gulag
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Soviet repression
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virtual museum
Geographic Keywords
Czech Republic
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Eastern Europe
Temporal Keywords
Soviet era
Spatial Coverage
min long: 12.094; min lat: 48.581 ; max long: 18.851; max lat: 51.052 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 488