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Siberia and the Exile System
George F. Kennan
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Description for Siberia and the Exile System
Paperback. An American journalist's unflinching account, published in two volumes in 1891, of Russia's brutal penal system in Siberia. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - European History. Num Pages: 590 pages, 100 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; JKVP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 740.
The American journalist George Kennan (1854–1924) spent many years travelling in and writing about Russia. After the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881, Kennan wanted to go to Siberia to examine the penal system and the punishment of political exiles. In this unflinching account, published in two volumes in 1891, Kennan gives vivid descriptions, accompanied by extensive illustrations of the prisons and labour camps and the harsh lives of the people forced to live there. This journey also led to a personal transformation for Kennan himself - he started out as a supporter of the tsarist government but when ... Read more
The American journalist George Kennan (1854–1924) spent many years travelling in and writing about Russia. After the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881, Kennan wanted to go to Siberia to examine the penal system and the punishment of political exiles. In this unflinching account, published in two volumes in 1891, Kennan gives vivid descriptions, accompanied by extensive illustrations of the prisons and labour camps and the harsh lives of the people forced to live there. This journey also led to a personal transformation for Kennan himself - he started out as a supporter of the tsarist government but when ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
590
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - European History
Number of Pages
590
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108048231
SKU
V9781108048231
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