Working routine of the convicts (kanaloarmeets). Dmitrovsky labour camp during the construction of the Moskva-Volga canal (1932-1937)

On the basis of archival documents, the author analyses productive and camp routine of the convicts (kanaloarmeets) of the Dmitrovsky labour camp, who were involved in construction of the Moskva-Volga Canal. Close attention is devoted to the analysis of the historical idea of the «kanaloarmeets» as one of the social phenomena of the forced labour era.