One survivor of the Gulag, who I spoke to, said she considered the stamps an insult, and would not be sticking any on her letters.

• 一位与本人交谈过的古拉格(苏联劳改集中营系统，特别是关押政治犯)生还者认为这些邮票是一种侮辱，他不会在寄信的时候使用这些邮票。