Open AccessTHE USE OF PRISONER LABOR IN THE ECONOMY OF ALTAI KRAI (1953-1965)
Author(s) -
E. V. Manuilov
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
vestnik altajskogo gosudarstvennogo pedagogičeskogo universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2413-4481
DOI - 10.37386/2413-4481-2021-2-86-90
Subject(s) - industrialisation , productivity , power (physics) , political science , economy , economics , economic growth , law , physics , quantum mechanics
With the help of forced labor of those convicted of crimes, the development of sparsely populated areas (including Altai Krai) took place, both in our country and abroad. Severe sanitary conditions and low motivation reduced the prisoners’ productivity. In Soviet times, since the beginning of industrialization and mass repression, the special contingent was actively used as a labor force. After the change of power in the USSR, since 1953, repressive measures against its citizens have been reduced. In turn, the number of convicts decreases, as well as the number of correctional labor institutions, but the practice of using prisoners’ labor in the economy of Altai Krai persisted. People who were in the places of detention worked at various enterprises, making their contribution to the growth of material well-being, both in the region and in the country as a whole.