Page "Gulag" Paragraph 7

According to a 1993 study of archival Soviet data, a total of 1, 053, 829 people died in the Gulag from 1934 to 1953.

However, taking into account that it was common practice to release prisoners who were either suffering from incurable diseases or on the point of death, the actual Gulag death toll was somewhat higher, amounting to 1, 258, 537 in 1934-53, or 1. 6 million casualties during the whole period from 1929 to 1953.