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Butugychag Destination Guide

Discover Butugychag in Russia

Butugychag in the region of Magadan is a place located in Russia - some 3,541 mi or ( 5699 km ) East of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Local time in Butugychag is now 06:15 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Magadan " with a UTC offset of 12 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Magadan, Komsomol'sk, and Imeni Chapayeva. When in this area, you might want to check out Magadan . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Butugychag ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Butugichag

Butugichag Corrective Labor Camp (Russian: исправи́тельно-трудово́й ла́герь, Бутугычаг) was a part of the bigger Tenlag, a subdivision of GULAG. The camp existed during 1945-1955 in the Kolyma region of North-Eastern Russia. The camp is mostly known for its deadly uranium mines It is mentioned by some Russian historians such as Jores and Roy Medvedevs. It is one of a small number of camps where prisoners mined uranium, the truth of which has only recently been recovered.

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Located at 61.32 149.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Magadan Oblast, Gulag, Human subject research in Russia