Vorkuta
is inspired by Vorkuta (Vorkutlag labour camps), Komi Republic
Inspired by a real place
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
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In the game
Mason and Viktor Reznov lead a prisoner uprising and escape from a snowbound labour camp in 1963, ending with a motorbike chase to a train.
The real place
Vorkutlag was one of the largest Soviet labour camp systems and saw a major prisoner strike in 1953. The camps were wound down before the game's 1963 date.
Visiting
Vorkuta is an Arctic coal town reached by a long train journey from Moscow or by air. Many Western governments currently advise against all travel to Russia.
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