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== Etymology == {{expand section|date=January 2022}} GULAG (ГУЛАГ) stands for "Гла́вное управле́ние исправи́тельно-трудовы́х лагере́й" (Main Directorate of [[Correctional Labour Camp]]s). It was renamed several times, e.g., to Main Directorate of [[Corrective labor colony|Correctional Labor Colonies]] ({{lang|ru|Главное управление исправительно-трудовых колоний (ГУИТК)}}), which names can be seen in the documents describing the subordination of various camps.<ref>[http://old.memo.ru/history/nkvd/gulag/r1/r1-4.htm ГЛАВНОЕ УПРАВЛЕНИЕ ЛАГЕРЕЙ ОГПУ–НКВД–МВД], a section from "Система исправительно-трудовых лагерей в СССР", Moscow, 1998, {{ISBN|5-7870-0022-6}}</ref>
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