An expedition to Kazakhstan in August 2026 yielded unique discoveries!

We document abandoned Gulag camps,

we tell the stories of Czech victims of Soviet terror,

we support the persecuted in today's Russia.

Expedition Kyrgyzstan

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3Dtours, Panoramic views, articles, Stories of prisoners

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The first archaeological investigation of the Gulag in the former USSR: Our expedition in Kazakhstan yielded a number of unique discoveries

September 03, 2026 | Expeditions

The Gulag.cz team has set out for Kazakhstan again. This time, it's something truly extraordinary

August 31, 2026 | Expedition Kazakhstan | Expeditions

We're preparing a discussion about our latest "Dead Canal Expedition" on the trail of the Gulag in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan

May 05, 2026 | Expedition ‘Dead Canal’, Uzbekistan | Expeditions

Expedition to Uzbekistan reveals a Gulag camp and the only surviving prisoners' barrack

April 17, 2026 | Expeditions | Expedition ‘Dead Canal’, Uzbekistan

We have launched a new expedition tracing the Gulag in Uzbekistan

April 14, 2026 | Expeditions | Expedition ‘Dead Canal’, Uzbekistan

The film "Buried Hopes" from our expedition to Kyrgyzstan is now also available to watch online!

December 12, 2025 | Buried Hopes | Movies, Expeditions, Expedition Kyrgyzstan, Expedition ‘Dead Canal’, Uzbekistan

In cooperation with the Senate we organized a roundtable focused on supporting people imprisoned as a result of Russian aggression

November 11, 2025 | Current Russia

100 days after Putin: a series of expert debates will outline possible scenarios for the future of Russia

November 10, 2025 | Current Russia | Public events

Archaeology of the Gulag in Kazakhstan: new discoveries and new plans

November 05, 2025 | Expeditions | Expeditions, Expedition Kazakhstan, Expedition ‘Dead Canal’, Uzbekistan

Putin's cage will move to Příbor from August 21st, and then to Olomouc in September and October

August 20, 2025 | Putin's Cage | Exhibitions, Public events

Movies

During our expeditions, we shoot documentary films, which we show in cinemas or during debates in the Czech Republic and abroad. Czech TV bought some of them. We also shoot short films related to the topic of persecuted Czechs in the USSR or the persecu...

Exhibitions

At our exhibitions, you will get to know both the results of Gulag.cz's activities (expeditions, archival research) and a broader view of the topic of Soviet repression with its spillover into the present, when Putin's regime is once again imprisoning i...

Education

We have prepared a wide range of programs for primary and secondary schools. We offer an educational program with virtual and augmented reality and screening our documentary movies and subsequent debates with pupils. We are also developing an educationa...

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