Vorkuta uprising (1953)

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
prison uprising
gptkbp:casualties hundreds injured
dozens killed
gptkbp:cause demand for better treatment
protest against harsh conditions
gptkbp:commemoratedBy memorials in Vorkuta
gptkbp:country gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:endDate 1953-08-01
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vorkuta uprising (1953)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vorkuta_Gulag
gptkb:Vorkuta,_Komi_Republic,_Russia
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Soviet censorship
gptkbp:notableInmate gptkb:Anatoly_Marchenko
gptkb:Boris_Shiryayev
gptkb:Yevgeny_Ginzburg
gptkbp:participants Gulag prisoners
gptkbp:precededBy death of Joseph Stalin
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Stalinist_era
concentration camp
Soviet repression
gptkbp:result suppression by Soviet authorities
gptkbp:significance largest Gulag uprising
gptkbp:startDate 1953-07-19
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vorkuta,_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7