Definitions
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- noun Penal servitude in a Russian or Soviet labour camp.
- noun A Tsarist or Soviet labour camp.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Guantanamo is a katorga but our country can still be saved from the fullblown gulag though Cheney like some evil Ded Moroz makes his lists and watches.
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Guantanamo is a katorga but our country can still be saved from the fullblown gulag though Cheney like some evil Ded Moroz makes his lists and watches.
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At seventeen he attempted the life of a Tsarist spy and was sentenced to death, but owing to his extreme youth the sentence was commuted to katorga for life [severe imprisonment, one third of the term in chains].
My Disillusionment in Russia Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940 1923
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The revolutionary zeal of her martyred men and women, which neither fortress nor katorga could suppress, was my inspiration in the darkest hours.
My Disillusionment in Russia Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940 1923
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The latter was an Anarchist, I was informed, who under the Tsar had been sentenced to katorga.
My Disillusionment in Russia Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940 1923
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although lishenets and katorga are new words for me, need to check them out
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