Author : Andrew A. Gentes
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230297668
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Exile, Murder and Madness in Siberia, 1823-61 by : Andrew A. Gentes
Download or read book Exile, Murder and Madness in Siberia, 1823-61 written by Andrew A. Gentes and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-09-29 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.