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Half-Day Private Tour to Alzhir Camp from Nur-Sultan
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
$230.00
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Overview
Alzhir - Akmola camp for the wives of traitors of Motherland - one of the largest camps of the Soviet Union and one of the three "islands" of the "Gulag Archipelago". The camp was opened at the beginning of 1938, when it received the first stages of the prisoners - mostly members of the families of traitors. According to incomplete data, the number of repressed exceeded 18,000 convicts. It is located 40km west of Nur-Sultan, so you will have an opportunity to drive through the endless Kazakh steppe.
Today, the museum-memorial complex includes the following objects:
A train carriage from Stalin’s time for transportation of prisoners.
The museum building
The Wall of memory with names of more than 7,000 women spends their term in Alzhir camp.
The barrack – the building, where women prisoners lived.
and other courtyard exhibits
Drive through the village Malinovka - stops can be arranged by request.
Transfer to the hotel.
Today, the museum-memorial complex includes the following objects:
A train carriage from Stalin’s time for transportation of prisoners.
The museum building
The Wall of memory with names of more than 7,000 women spends their term in Alzhir camp.
The barrack – the building, where women prisoners lived.
and other courtyard exhibits
Drive through the village Malinovka - stops can be arranged by request.
Transfer to the hotel.
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Half-Day Private Tour to Alzhir Camp from Nur-Sultan
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 4 hours
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- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Bottled water
- WiFi on board
- Other
- Private transportation
- Lunch
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Alzhir, Memorial Museum of Victims of Political Repressions and TotalitarianismALZHIR is a colloquial name that comes from the abbreviation АЛЖИР, which stands for “Akmola camp for the wives of traitors to the Motherland” (in Russian). The camp, which was the largest women’s camp in the Soviet Union, operated between 1938 and 1953 and was a place of human tragedy during the period of Stalinist repression. It is estimated that more than 18,000 prisoners passed through the camp, some of whom died there. Today, the site of the camp hosts a museum and memorial to these victims of political repression and totalitarianism. It is located 40km west of Nur-Sultan. Travel time will be approximately 1 hour each way.
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Half-Day Private Tour to Alzhir Camp from Nur-Sultan
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
$230.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!