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Under the Soviet system, a person was banished from the Moscow Center (Red Square) by a distance of kilometers. The farthest being 7000 kilometers, or the Kolyma River in far Eastern Siberia. 1500 to 3000 kilometers usually meant the salt mines of [[Kazakhstan]]. 3500 to 5000 kilometers usually was the logging camps of the River Lena in central Siberia.
Under the Soviet system, a person was banished from the Moscow Center (Red Square) by a distance of kilometers. The farthest being 7000 kilometers, or the Kolyma River in far Eastern Siberia. 1500 to 3000 kilometers usually meant the salt mines of [[Kazakhstan]]. 3500 to 5000 kilometers usually was the logging camps of the River Lena in central Siberia.
When a person served out their time behind barbed wire, the system of internal banishment remained in place. A released prisoner then usually had to settle down in the village or community neighboring the Gulag camp where the guards lived, and find menial employment in some service sector industry supporting their former prison guard slave masters and their families.
When a person served out their time behind barbed wire, the system of internal banishment remained in place. A released prisoner then usually had to settle down in the village or community neighboring the Gulag camp where the guards lived,<ref>Some cities and place names on maps are entirely the creation of the Gulag system as it was a vital part of Soviet economic development. Population statistics on Cold War era National Geographic maps often reflect the size of the prison camp, which typically was 90% reflected in the population key.</ref> and find menial employment in some service sector industry supporting their former prison guard slave masters and their families.
The Gulag system was a vital element of the [[Democratic Socialist]] [[economy]], providing necessary [[employment]] and productive capacity for the non-[[profit]] driven, communist society.
The Gulag system was a vital element of the [[Democratic Socialist]] [[economy]], providing necessary [[employment]] and productive capacity for the non-[[profit]] driven, communist society.