Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
sowieckie łagry
English translation:
the Soviet labo(u)r camps
Added to glossary by
jjk
Jan 25, 2004 05:05
20 yrs ago
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Polish term
sowieckie łagry
Polish to English
Art/Literary
Kardynał XYZ, ówczesny proboszcz katedry pińskiej na Białorusi, ponad 10 lat spędził w sowieckich łagrach.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | the Soviet labo(u)r camps |
jjk
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| 5 +1 | GULAG camps |
Andrzej Mierzejewski
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| 5 +1 | Soviet lagers |
warsaw_guy
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| 4 +1 | Soviet gulags |
Adam Zakrzewski
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| 3 +1 | Soviet concentration camps? |
Alex Zelkind (X)
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| 4 | the soviet camps |
Sergei Kramitch
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Proposed translations
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39 mins
Selected
the Soviet labo(u)r camps
czyli Gulag - za Sołżenicynem każdy wie o ci idzie
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Dziękuję."
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8 mins
4 hrs
Sergei Kramitch
20+ Years of Experience
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Polish to Russian, English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, and 5 more.
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41
Polish term (edited):
sowieckie �agry
the soviet camps
Po prostu: the soviet camps.
Sources:
1)Jacobson M. Origins of the Gulag: The Soviet Camp System 1917–1934. http://www.memo.ru/history/NKVD/GULAG/articles/0_fn0.htm
2)UK Book Reviews > Gulag: A History of the Soviet Camps [UK].
www.books.reviewindex.co.uk/reviews_uk/0713993227.html
Sources:
1)Jacobson M. Origins of the Gulag: The Soviet Camp System 1917–1934. http://www.memo.ru/history/NKVD/GULAG/articles/0_fn0.htm
2)UK Book Reviews > Gulag: A History of the Soviet Camps [UK].
www.books.reviewindex.co.uk/reviews_uk/0713993227.html
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6 hrs
Andrzej Mierzejewski
Poland
Poland
Native in Polish
Poland
M.Sc. Engineer (Mechanics)
Native in: Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, German to Polish, and 3 more.
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2726
Polish term (edited):
sowieckie �agry
GULAG camps
"...spent over 10 years in GULAG camps." - suggestion for this context
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
xfoam
: moze nawet samo gulags bez "camps"
2 mins
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Może być. "GULAG" to skrót nazwy organizacji, a "gulag" = "GULAG camp".
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7 hrs
warsaw_guy
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Works in: English to Polish, French to Polish, Polish to English, and 1 more.
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97
Soviet lagers
... by Aleksandr Solženicyn (Nobel prize in Liter- ature in 1970) is published; the
book is heart rending indict- ment against the horrors of Soviet lagers. ...
... surprise. Back in 1941, they had escaped into the depths of Russia.
Uncle went through the purgatory of Soviet Lagers. Two surviving ...
book is heart rending indict- ment against the horrors of Soviet lagers. ...
... surprise. Back in 1941, they had escaped into the depths of Russia.
Uncle went through the purgatory of Soviet Lagers. Two surviving ...
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8 hrs
Adam Zakrzewski
Poland
Poland
Native in Polish
Poland
Experienced Polish Translator
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Arabic to Polish, French to Polish, and 6 more.
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816
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