Gulag vs. Laogai: The function of forced labour camps in the Soviet Union and China

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This thesis compares the political, economical, and psychological functions of the gulag and the laogai within the Communist systems of the Soviet Union and China.

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Gulag, Laogai, Laojiao, Jiuye, Forced labour camp, Prison, Communism, Soviet Union, China, Cheka, CPSU, CCP, Stalin, Mao, Thought reform.

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