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What was the name of the secret detention facilities for scientists and engineers overseen by Beria?

  • Sharashkas

  • Stalags

  • Laogai

  • Umlag

Answer

The Sharashkas (also known as "the Special Camps") were secret detention facilities for scientists and engineers in the Soviet Union under the leadership of Lavrentiy Beria, the head of the NKVD (later the NKGB and MVD) during the rule of Joseph Stalin. The Sharashkas were intended to force the prisoners to work on scientific and technical projects for the Soviet government.
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