Meaning
Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).
Etymology
Origin: Unknown
Borrowed from Russian ГУЛА́Г (GULÁG), the acronym of Гла́вное управле́ние исправи́тельно-трудовы́х лагере́й (Glávnoje upravlénije ispravítelʹno-trudovýx lageréj, “Chief Administration of Corrective-Labor Camps”), the government agency in charge of the Soviet Union’s network of forced labour camps, which was established in 1918 and formally abolished in 1960: see GULAG.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-10GALMORU
- 2026-04-04GAULBRY
- 2026-02-20UALDBGY
- 2025-12-27UANGELT
- 2025-09-08AGHLMUP
- 2025-06-03UAMINLG
- 2025-04-08UAHEDGL
- 2024-07-13UABGILN
- 2024-06-29LAURGDN
- 2024-03-28UAMHGLP
- 2023-12-28AYEVUGL
- 2023-03-14AUGRMLO
+1 earlier appearances in the archive.