We document abandoned Gulag camps,

we tell the stories of Czech victims of Soviet terror,

we support the persecuted in today's Russia.

Expedition Kyrgyzstan

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STEPPE AND FROST

In the footsteps of tears in Kazakhstan

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Education with a
virtual and augmented reality

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Virtual museum

3Dtours, Panoramic views, articles, Stories of prisoners

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100 years since the arrival of the first transport of Czechoslovaks to Soviet Kyrgyzstan

April 05, 2025 | Buried Hopes - documentary (2025) | Expedition Kyrgyzstan

Pre-sale for the gala premiere of the documentary "Buried Hopes" has been launched

March 11, 2025 | Buried Hopes - documentary (2025) | Movies

Current events in contemporary Russia: news as of early March 2025

March 04, 2025 | Current Russia

The Putin's Cage exhibition continues its journey through Brno. It has moved from Moravian Square to the Faculty of Arts of MU

February 25, 2025 | Exhibitions | Putin's Cage Exhibition

The teaser for our new documentary film from Expedition Kyrgyzstan is out!

February 20, 2025 | Buried Hopes - documentary (2025) | Movies, Expeditions, Expedition Kyrgyzstan

An exhibition about women in the Gulag is coming to Olomouc

February 18, 2025 | Exhibitions | Exhibition Threads of Memories – The Destinies of Women in the Gulag

From February 2025 you will find a regular overview of events in contemporary Russia on Gulag.cz

February 11, 2025 | Current Russia

The exhibition "Threads of Memories" brought the stories of women from Soviet camps to Kutná Hora

January 28, 2025 | Exhibitions | Exhibition Threads of Memories – The Destinies of Women in the Gulag

The exhibition Putin's Cage dedicated to the stories of Russian political prisoners was opened in Brno

January 16, 2025 | Exhibitions | Current Russia , Putin's Cage Exhibition, Workshops on writing letters to political prisoners in Russia

Literary evening dedicated to the fate of women deprived of their freedom from the Gulag to present day

January 14, 2025 | Current Russia | Workshops on writing letters to political prisoners in Russia, Exhibition Threads of Memories – The Destinies of Women in the Gulag

Movies

During our expeditions, we shoot documentary films, which we show in cinemas or during debates in the Czech Republic and abroad. Czech TV bought some of them. We also shoot short films related to the topic of persecuted Czechs in the USSR or the persecu...

Exhibitions

At our exhibitions, you will get to know both the results of Gulag.cz's activities (expeditions, archival research) and a broader view of the topic of Soviet repression with its spillover into the present, when Putin's regime is once again imprisoning i...

Education

We have prepared a wide range of programs for primary and secondary schools. We offer an educational program with virtual and augmented reality and screening our documentary movies and subsequent debates with pupils. We are also developing an educationa...

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