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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.