Exile, Murder and Madness in Siberia, 1823–61 [electronic resource] /
Gentes, Andrew A.author.
Despite reports of exile proving disastrous to the region, 300,000 Russian subjects, from political dissidents to the elderly and mentally disabled, were deported to Siberia from 1823-61. Their stories of physical and psychological suffering, heroism and personal resurrection, are recounted in this compelling history of tsarist Siberian exile.
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; Glossary; Introduction: Geography, Penality, Power, and Resistance; 1 The Surge: Exile and Crime in Siberia; 2 Administering Exile: Malfeasance, Corruption, and Failure; 3 Political Exile and the Martyrdom of the Decembrists; 4 Extraordinary Decembrists: Chizhov, Lutskii, and Lunin; 5 Paranoia and Conspiracy: Polish Exiles and the Omsk Affair; 6 Exile to Settlement; 7 Katorga and the 1845 Ulozhenie; Conclusion: Aesthetics, Delusions, Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Despite reports of exile proving disastrous to the region, 300,000 Russian subjects, from political dissidents to the elderly and mentally disabled, were deported to Siberia from 1823-61. Their stories of physical and psychological suffering, heroism and personal resurrection, are recounted in this compelling history of tsarist Siberian exile.
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