Svobodny
Russia /
Amur /
Svobodnyy /
World
/ Russia
/ Amur
/ Svobodnyy
, 5 km from center (Свободный)
World / Russia / Amur
city, district center
Svobodny (Russian: Свободный) is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia, located 167 km north of Blagoveshchensk on the right bank of the Zeya River. Population: 63,889 (2002 Census).
Founded in 1912 as Alexeyevsk; renamed Svobodny in 1917. It is the birthplace of the director Leonid Gaiday, whose memorial was unveiled in September 2006.
It is served by Svobodny Airport and is near the Orlovka interceptor air base.
In Stalin times there was one of the largest concentration camps of slave labour known as BamLAG (run by NKVD´s GULAG) situated in Svobodny, with ca. 190.300 convicts as for October, 1935. The camp claimed lives of thousands of political, clerical convicts.
Founded in 1912 as Alexeyevsk; renamed Svobodny in 1917. It is the birthplace of the director Leonid Gaiday, whose memorial was unveiled in September 2006.
It is served by Svobodny Airport and is near the Orlovka interceptor air base.
In Stalin times there was one of the largest concentration camps of slave labour known as BamLAG (run by NKVD´s GULAG) situated in Svobodny, with ca. 190.300 convicts as for October, 1935. The camp claimed lives of thousands of political, clerical convicts.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svobodny,_Amur_Oblast
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Coordinates: 51°23'0"N 128°5'17"E