Peschanaya (Russian: Песч́аная) is a village in the Olkhonsky District of Irkutsk region of Russia, a part of the Khuzhirskiy municipal unit. Located in the bay Nurganskaya Guba in the middle part of the western coast of Olkhon Island, in 12 km northeast from the village Kharantsy.
In the late 1930s near the village a correctional labor camp was established for those convicted of hooliganism and larceny.[1] The camp was a part of the GULAG system, the barracks were fenced with barbed wire. The prisoners worked on fishing boats, at the fish factory and a sawmill.
The ruins of Peschany labour camp as seen in 2014The ruins of the pier at Peschany labour camp, Olkhon Island, with the mainland opposite, as seen in 2014
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^"Mysterious Olkhon.Nurganskaya Guba (Peschanaya)" (in Russian). Olkhon Myst. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
January 01, 1970
peschanaya, irkutsk, oblast, peschanaya, russian, Песч, аная, village, olkhonsky, district, irkutsk, region, russia, part, khuzhirskiy, municipal, unit, located, nurganskaya, guba, middle, part, western, coast, olkhon, island, northeast, from, village, kharant. Peschanaya Russian Pesch anaya is a village in the Olkhonsky District of Irkutsk region of Russia a part of the Khuzhirskiy municipal unit Located in the bay Nurganskaya Guba in the middle part of the western coast of Olkhon Island in 12 km northeast from the village Kharantsy Peschanaya PeschanayaVillagePeschanayaCoordinates 53 17 08 N 107 36 08 E 53 28556 N 107 60222 E 53 28556 107 60222CountryRussiaFederal subjectIrkutsk RegionAdministrative districtOlkhonsky DistrictMunicipal unitKhuzirskiyTime zoneUTC 08 IRKT Postal code666137 In the late 1930s near the village a correctional labor camp was established for those convicted of hooliganism and larceny 1 The camp was a part of the GULAG system the barracks were fenced with barbed wire The prisoners worked on fishing boats at the fish factory and a sawmill The ruins of Peschany labour camp as seen in 2014 The ruins of the pier at Peschany labour camp Olkhon Island with the mainland opposite as seen in 2014References edit Mysterious Olkhon Nurganskaya Guba Peschanaya in Russian Olkhon Myst Retrieved 2015 11 22 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peschanaya Irkutsk Oblast amp oldid 1151550645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
