denisovich Flashcards
gulag
forced labor camp
hussars
light cavalrymen
kilo
weight equal to 1,000 grams
kolkhoz
a collective farm
kasha
mush made from cracked buckwheat, barley, millet, or wheat
kulak
rich peasants who were considered oppressors by communists
lag
a convict who has been transported/ sentenced to penal servitude
lithuania
Baltic sea country in northern europe (soviet republic 1940-1991)
oprichniki
member of an imperial russian police force; Ivan the terribles palace guards
reveille
wake up time 5 am
roll call
attendance
screws
slang for guards
orderlies
men working for medic office
latrine tanks
large containers used for waste
fatback
grease left from bacon
the can/cooler
solitary confinement
small cell
wet and cold- misbehaving prisoners sent here- cause pnuemonia and hapatitis
warder
wardens guards
