The Kengir uprising was a prisoner uprising Change_of_leadership that took place Process_start in the Soviet labor camp for political prisoners Kengir ( Steplag ) in May and June 1954 .

The Kengir uprising was a prisoner uprising Change_of_leadership that took place Process_start in the Soviet labor camp for political prisoners Kengir ( Steplag ) in May and June 1954 .

After the murder Killing of some of their fellow prisoners by guards , Kengir inmates launched Military_operation a rebellion and proceeded to seize Hold the entire camp compound , holding Hold it for weeks and creating Creating a period of freedom for themselves unique in the history of the Gulag .