num_pages: 111
description: Overwhelmed by what he felt was the worthlessness of his great success as a writer, Chekhov (1860-1904) decided to leave everything behind him and go to the far reaches of Siberia - to the terrible Russian penal colony on Sakhalin Island. This book mixes his witty, charming letters back to friends on his long journey with his grim account of the reality of life in one of the worst places on earth.
language: English
title: A Journey to the End of the Russian Empire
titlecomplete: A Journey to the End of the Russian Empire (Penguin Great Journeys)
genres: Adventure, Memoir, Nonfiction, Classics, Travel, 19th Century, Russian Literature, Russia, History
ratings_count: 263
publisher: Penguin