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Matvei Berman
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Matvei Davidovich Berman was a Soviet security officer and head of the Gulag Soviet prison camp system from 1932 to 1937.
Berman in 1938
Berman in 1938
Berman together with GULAG camp chiefs in May 1934
Berman together with GULAG camp chiefs in May 1934
Naftaly Frenkel (far right) at the White Sea–Baltic Canal works in July 1932 during the visit of Matvei Davidovich Berman (front, second from right),
Naftaly Frenkel (far right) at the White Sea–Baltic Canal works in July 1932 during the visit of Matvei Davidovich Berman (front, second from right), head of the Gulag system
White Sea–Baltic Canal
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The White Sea–Baltic Canal, often abbreviated to White Sea Canal is a ship canal in Russia opened on 2 August 1933. It connects the White Sea, in the Arctic Ocean, with Lake Onega, which is further connected to the Baltic Sea. Until 1961, it was called by its original name: the Stalin White Sea–Baltic Canal.
White Sea–Baltic Canal
White Sea–Baltic Canal
Prisoners at work, 1932
Prisoners at work, 1932
The prisoners' labour at the Belomorkanal construction site
The prisoners' labour at the Belomorkanal construction site
Chief of works Naftaly Frenkel (rightmost), head of GULAG Matvei Berman (center), chief of the southern part of the canal Afanasyev (second from left)
Chief of works Naftaly Frenkel (rightmost), head of GULAG Matvei Berman (center), chief of the southern part of the canal Afanasyev (second from left)