The Prisoner Camp System in the Caspian Region of Kazakhstan in 1932-1940

In the study of history Soviet camps, there are still serious gaps; in particular, no works that reveal creation and functioning camp system Caspian region. This fills gap historiography provides answers to topical issues location some units, reasons, goals, objectives conditions for operation com-plex Kazakhstan region Sea. The source base is documents from fund Main Directorate Camps Places Incarceration Ministry Internal Affairs USSR State Archive Russian Federation. article shows middle 1932, course solving problem creating their own supply base, OGPU camps began intensively develop fishing industry. GULAG got a new area - Prorva located north-eastern part For catching processing fish, was created labor which functioned 1932 1940; it initially subordinated stationed Kazakh ASSR on island One largest units Guryev with population up 2 thousand people; town Guryev, ASSR. prisoners were engaged provided them-selves cut off 1932. reveals settled down extremely difficult climatic, living working conditions; they made significant contribution provision colonies food, since all products manufactured by sold system.