RUSSIAN CANTEEN from PRISON NKVD CAMP GULAG, SOLOVKI, 1941
Russian canteen from the NKVD prison camp, Gulag, Solovki, 1941. The canteen bears an inscription in Russian: SOLOVKI, 1941. An extremely rare item! Solovki was a Special Purpose Camp that served as a testing ground for developing and trying out security measures, innovations in 'living conditions', work production norms, and other forms of repression. Also available for sale in another listing is a real photograph of people from that camp. It is a genuine witness to the awful period of history.
CONDITION: In very good condition considering its age, with no visible damage or repairs. For additional information, please refer to the pictures.
PROVENANCE: 1. Property from the estate of A.Gasner, San Francisco, California; 2. eBay, USA, February 26, 2017, Lot 292032552926 (the winner will receive this information); 3. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance. History of sale is very IMPORTANT for serious collection.
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HISTORY of THAT TIME: After the German invasion of the Soviet Union (June 1941),the NKGB USSR was abolished and on July 20, 1941 the units that formed NKGB becomes part of NKVD USSR. Very important is to know that units did not come back to NKVD as a GUGB but as a separate directorates the military CI was also upgraded from department to directorate and pot in NKVD organization as (Directorate of Special Departments or UOO NKVD USSR). The only section did not return to UOO NKVD till 11 of January 1942 was one responsible for counterintelligence in NKVMF (Navy). It returned to NKVD control in January 11 1942 as UOO 9th Department controlled by P. Gladkov. In April 1943 Directorate of Special Departments was transformed in to SMERSH and transferred to People's Defense and Commissariates. The same time, the NKVD was reduced in size and duties again by creating NKGB as independent State Security Commissariate. In 1946, all Soviet Commissariats were renamed 'ministries'. Accordingly, the Peoples Commissariat of Internal Affairs (NKVD) of the USSR became the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD), while the NKGB was renamed as the Ministry of State Security (MGB). In 1953, after the arrest of Lavrenty Beria, the MGB merged back into the MVD. The police and security services finally split in 1954.

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