The Vault

Karlag, short for Karaganda Corrective Labor Camp, was one of the largest labor camps within the Soviet Gulag system. Established in 1931, it was located in the

Kazakh scientist and traveler, Chokan Valikhanov studied at St. Petersburg University and was well known in Russia. When sent to war against the Kazakhs, Valikh

2023. In the forests of Semey, one of the largest fires in the history of Kazakhstan breaks out. Experienced foresters Marat, Gani, Rauan and their colleagues f