Soviet gulags vs present-day Russian society

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Today in Russia the death rate is 14.6 per 1000 persons.

The death rate of the Soviet Gulags from the 1920s to the 1950s was 1.6%; only slightly higher than the death rate for everyday Russians mentioned above.

The death rates in Russian prisons of today is seventeen times higher than that of the general population. That would mean a 25% death rate in prisons. Much worse than any Gulag!

This means that the living conditions for everyday Russians are comparable to the Stalin era Soviet Gulags of the 1930's.

Interesting, also, that Putin re-opened the Soviet Gulags, isn't it?