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NEWS ABOUT: Soviet gulag

Soviet gulag stories: 2 news summaries

 The World's 7 Most 
 Remote Destinations 

Now abandoned, these places were once home to humans

Sep 6, 09 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forget the Seven Wonders of the World. WebUrbanist takes a look at seven places that make you wonder why people ever settled there:
  • St. Kilda, Scotland: Although this archipelago is known for 16-foot waves and wind speeds up to 130mph, humans called it home for 2,000 years—
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California • Scotland • Siberia • seven wonders • Soviet gulag • abandonment

From Detroit
to Dresden
to Siberia

American memoirist imprisoned in Soviet gulag dead at 84

Nov 16, 07 5:42 PM CST
(Newser) - John Noble, an American who wrote two memoirs about the decade he spent as a Soviet prisoner, including 3 years in the gulag, died last week at 84, the Telegraph reports. Taken into Soviet custody in 1945, Noble and his father were incarcerated in Dresden, Germany, where they had run... More »

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Detroit • Soviet Union • obituary • World War II • Dresden • John Noble • Soviet gulag

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