What was the gulag system established for?

Gulag History and Balys Gajauskas

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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To manage forced labor camps
To promote Soviet culture
To provide free education
To distribute food supplies
2.
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Who was responsible for disbanding the gulag system in 1960?
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Why was Balys Gajauskas imprisoned in Perm 36?
For writing anti-Soviet articles
For possessing a banned book
For attempting to escape the Soviet Union
For leading a protest
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the SHIZO in the context of the gulag?
A punishment cell for inmates
A type of food served to prisoners
A library for inmates
A recreational area for prisoners
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What did Balys Gajauskas use to smuggle information out of the gulag?
A hidden camera
A thin, transparent piece of paper
A radio transmitter
A secret code
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was Vasyl Stus, whose writings were smuggled out by Balys?
A Ukrainian poet
A Lithuanian artist
A Russian scientist
A Soviet politician
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the outcome of the attack on Balys Gajauskas by Boris Romashov?
Balys survived and was hospitalized
Balys was killed
Balys escaped the gulag
Balys was transferred to a better cell
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