Vorkuta (Prison)

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

1945
Viktor Reznov under the command of Nikita Dragovich was sent to Vorkuta after Dragovich betrayed him and killed Reznov's best friend Dimitri Petrenko. Reznov would spend the next 18 years there.

1961
16 years later a CIA operative named Alex Mason was captured by Castro and headed over to Dragovich where he would put Mason in Vorkuta.

Between 61 and 63
Between this time Mason befriended Reznov. Mason was experimented on by Dragovich's Nazi scientist Steiner, they would attempt to program him to kill US president John F. Kennedy. But Mason had a resistance to their programing. But Reznov as Mason's friend was able to reprogram him to kill Dragovich, Kravchenko and Steiner.

1963
In 1963 Mason and Reznov came up with a plan to escape Vorkuta. They made 8 step's 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 control's to open the main door's. Mason then grabbed a Mini Gun and they pushed through Vorkuta. But tear gas stopped them. Everyone else was killed but Reznov and Mason got out on bike's. 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 truck's away from him. Reznov was soon killed after.

Known Prisoner's

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

Trivia
It's possible that Nevski of Reznov's squad is the Vorkuta Prisoner because they sound and look very similar.