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Debunking myths about the construction of the Chum-Salekhard-Korotchaevo-Igarka Transpolar Railway. This railway, known as the 501st construction project, was carried out from 1947 to 1953 by the Main Directorate of Railway Construction Camps of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs. 00:07 Myth #1. People were forced to work on the construction site. 01:29 Myth #2. Prisoners were starved and subjected to various forms of abuse. 03:14 Myth #3. Half the country was in prison, while the other half guarded them. 04:29 Myth #4. The railway was unnecessary. 05:22 Myth #5. People were imprisoned for nothing. 06:36 Myth #6. The construction project was closed due to Stalin's mistakes. 09:48 Myth #7. The idea of ​​building the railway was Stalin's personal whim. 11:39 Myth #8. Only prisoners worked on the construction site. 13:02 Myth #9. Only political prisoners convicted of anti-Soviet activities worked on the construction site. 13:37 Myth #10. Prisoners at the construction site received long sentences, almost life sentences, with no chance of ever being released. 15:39 Myth #11. People were forced to build this railway. 16:41 Myth #12. The prisoners lived in horrific, inhumane conditions. Secrets of the Southern Urals Telegram https://t.me/secretural VKontakte https://vk.com/secretural Zen https://dzen.ru/id/5dc6a9864052283fcd... Secrets of the Southern Urals on VK Video https://vkvideo.ru/@secretural/all Secrets of the Southern Urals on Rutube https://rutube.ru/channel/29428614/vi...