Talk:Katorga

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[edit] Etymology

Originally katorga was a rowing vessel, like a galley, where conditions were quite harsch. — Monedula 10:31, 27 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I see this word (katergon) for a galley only in Russia-language sources. I've also seen a term "katergos/katergon" as applied to criminals and also in relation to hard labor. But google search gives me nothing convincing yet. mikka (t) 22:07, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Russian minister at katorga

Who was the Tsarist Minister sentenced to katorga by being chained to a wheelbarrow? Nobs 20:29, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

What else do you know about him? Mikkalai 21:13, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

From memory it was in Gulag Archepelago in the Katorga chapter, I'll have to run upstairs to try and find it. I beleive it was in the 1890's. Nobs 21:31, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)