Soviet political prisons

Soviet political prisons were facilities where the government detained individuals accused of opposing or threatening the state's authority, often without fair trials. These prisons held political dissidents, activists, intellectuals, and anyone believed to challenge Communist rule. Conditions were frequently harsh, with forced labor, poor sanitation, and limited rights. The purpose was to suppress dissent, control protests, and maintain totalitarian control. These prisons, part of the prison system known as gulags, exemplified the Soviet regime’s use of repression to eliminate opposition and enforce conformity across the USSR.