Vorkuta (Prison)

Vorkuta is a prison in the town of Vorkuta, Russia. It is featured in the level "Vorkuta" in Call of Duty: Black Ops.

1945
Captain Viktor Reznov, under the command of Nikita Dragovich, was sent to Vorkuta after Dragovich betrayed him on a mission to find a weapon called Nova 6. Reznov was forced to watch Dragovich use the gas to kill his closest friend, Dimitri Petrenko. Reznov destroyed the Nova 6 shipment, but was captured and sent to Vorkuta for killing fellow Russians. Reznov would spend the next 18 years in the prison.

1961
In 1961, a CIA operative by the name of Alex Mason was assigned to kill Fidel Castro but was forced to stay behind to ensure Woods, Bowman and Carlos' survival and is captured by Lev Kravchenko and a Cuban soldier. Mason then discovers that Castro was still alive, and that he killed a double. The real Castro handed Mason over to Dragovich where he would put Mason in Vorkuta for the next 2 years.

Between 1961 and 1963
Between this time, Mason befriended Reznov. Mason was experimented on by Dragovich's Nazi scientist Steiner, and they would attempt to program him to kill U.S. president John F. Kennedy. However, Mason had a resistance to their programming. But Reznov as Mason's friend was able to reprogram him to kill Dragovich, Kravchenko and Steiner. Reznov also told Mason the story of Dragovich's betrayal and the death of Dimitri Petrenko in 1945.

1963
In 1963, Mason and Reznov came up with a plan to escape Vorkuta. They made eight steps to this operation:


 * 1) Secure the keys.
 * 2) Ascend from darkness.
 * 3) Rain fire.
 * 4) Unleash the horde.
 * 5) Skewer the winged beast.
 * 6) Wield a fist of iron.
 * 7) Raise Hell.
 * 8) Freedom.

They also had the assistance of Sergei Kozin. But Sergei gave his life to help Mason get to the controls to open the main doors. Mason then grabbed a minigun and they pushed through Vorkuta. However, tear gas stopped them. Everyone else was killed but Reznov and Mason, who got out on motorcycles. They then hijacked a truck and found a train. Mason jumped to it and made it. Mason then told Reznov to do the same, but Reznov told him that freedom was not for him, and lead the pursuing trucks away from Mason. Reznov was soon killed after.

Known Prisoners

 * Viktor Reznov
 * Alex Mason
 * Sergei Kozin
 * Vorkuta Prisoner