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Gulag History Museum in Moscow temporarily closed ‘for safety reasons’

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Moscow 's award-winning Gulag History Museum announced its surprise closure on Thursday .

Critics attribute move to Kremlin 's efforts to whitewash Russia ’s Soviet past.

The closure was officially put down to alleged violations of fire safety regulations.

An estimated 18 million people experienced the brutal gulag-system prison camps from the 1920s to 1953 .

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