Onfim was a six year boy who lived in Novgorod in the 13th century, nowadays Russia. He left his pictures scratched in soft birch bark. They are the earliest known children’s drawings in existence.

You can also listen to the song on Soundloud.

The exhibition is dedicated to the history of the rise, development and decline of the Soviet labor camp system, an instrumental and integral part of the Soviet state machinery in the 1930s – 50s, and its political, administrative and economic role. The exhibition room also displays personal cases of various people who fell victims of the Soviet repressive policy and were sentenced to labor camp imprisonment.

The audio guide is available in two languages, Russian and English.