Stalin and the Gulags Posted byhistory1917May 27, 2017May 27, 2017Posted incommunism, Stalin, Uncategorized, USSRTags:russia, Stalin, what were the gulags, what were the purges, why did Stalin enslave his own people Here I address the question as the the economic rationale behind the Gulag system and its dismantling after the Stalin era. Share this:TwitterFacebookMoreRedditLike this:Like Loading...