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When a person was imprisoned, by law their families - wives, children, brothers, sisters and parents - had to go to court and divorce or disown the person, as it was an imprisonable  offense itself to be related to an enemy of the people. Upon release, a prisoner had no family to go home to.

When a person was imprisoned, by law their families - wives, children, brothers, sisters and parents - had to go to court and divorce or disown the person, as it was an imprisonable  offense itself to be related to an enemy of the people. Upon release, a prisoner had no family to go home to.

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.<ref>An internal passport system reflected the number of kilometers a person was banned from the Moscow Center.</ref>

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.<ref>https://youtu.be/mWA54jX-VtY</ref> 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.<ref>An internal passport system reflected the number of kilometers a person was banned from the Moscow Center.</ref>

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 population, which typically was 90% reflected in the map's population key.</ref> and find menial employment in some service sector industry supporting their former prison guard slave masters and their families.<ref>The former prisoners' housing often consisted of converted chicken coops or the basements of their former prison guard slave masters.</ref>

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 population, which typically was 90% reflected in the map's population key.</ref> and find menial employment in some service sector industry supporting their former prison guard slave masters and their families.<ref>The former prisoners' housing often consisted of converted chicken coops or the basements of their former prison guard slave masters.</ref>