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Prisoners mine gold at Kolyma, the most notorious Gulag camp in extreme northeastern Siberia.

A picture of the interior of the Moscow State Gulag Museum. Features photographs, documents and installations retelling the history of the Soviet gulag system.

A picture of the interior of the Moscow State Gulag Museum. Features photographs, documents and installations retelling the history of the Soviet gulag system.

Often inmates whose destination was North (in fact, the middle of frozen nowhere) were kept in pits for the night. The temperature was -40…-50 C. During the day they built the prison camp for themselves right at the spot. Hardly a quarter of those…

Often inmates whose destination was North (in fact, the middle of frozen nowhere) were kept in pits for the night. The temperature was -40…-50 C. During the day they built the prison camp for themselves right at the spot. Hardly a quarter of those…

An interior view of the Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines, resembling a 1980s USSR video game arcade.

An interior view of the Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines, resembling a 1980s USSR video game arcade.

A picture of some Soviet-era kopeck coins, used to operate the game machines.

A picture of some Soviet-era kopeck coins, used to operate the game machines.

This is a picture of three drink dispensers at the entrance to the Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines. In addition to the arcade games, the museum also features old soda machines and photo booths from the same time period.