ラーゲリ

noun

gulag; Soviet labor camp

Historical term referring specifically to Soviet forced-labor camps, not generic prison camps. Used in contexts discussing Soviet history or literature.

from Russian lager'

• 彼かれの祖そ父ふはスターリン時じ代だいにラーゲリに送おくられた。

  His grandfather was sent to a gulag during the Stalin era.

• ソ連れんのラーゲリに関かんする記き録ろくが公こう開かいされた。

  Records about Soviet gulags have been made public.