- the Gulag[singular]
a system of prison labour camps in the Soviet Union from 1930 to 1955, where many people died They were offered the choice of joining the army or being sent to the Gulag. 他们可以选择参军或被派往古拉格。
- gulag[countable]
any political labour camp Millions of innocent civilians were herded into gulags. 数以百万计的无辜平民被赶到古拉格。