Workuta 1953 Ein Zeitzeuge berichtet
Workuta 1953. A Witness Reports
Author(s): Heini FritscheSubject(s): Political history, Studies in violence and power, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Penal Policy
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Workuta; 1953; witnesses; reports; prison camps;
Summary/Abstract: The author presents an important moment in the history of the Workuta Soviet Camp: the prisoners' protests in July-August 1953. Heini Fritsche was arrested on 15 August 1951 by the Security Service of the German Democratic Republic. Then he was delivered to Soviet authorities and sentenced by a Military Court to 25 years of labour camp for the infringement of art. 58, Penal Code of the Soviet Union. In 1955 he was repatriated to Germany.
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: II/1994
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 31-53
- Page Count: 23
- Language: German
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