Beer, Daniel
The House of the Dead
- ISBN 13:
- 9780241957523
- author:
- Beer, Daniel
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 512
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Penology,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The House of the Dead: Siberian Exile Under the Tsars by Daniel Beer In the 19th century, the Russian Empire exiled over one million prisoners and their families beyond the Ural Mountains to Siberia. This vast prison system was known as 'the house of the dead', a place where common criminals, political radicals, serfdom's victims, and fugitives were sent into isolation. The harsh realities of this inhuman system are vividly told by Daniel Beer, who brings to life the tragic and inspiring fates of those who endured it. From the brutal conditions of mines and prisons to the transformation of Siberia's remote settlements into a laboratory of revolution, Beer's history is both gripping and heartbreaking. Through its vivid stories, The House of the Dead reveals the complex and often terrifying world of 19th-century Siberian exile, where love, redemption, and violence coexisted with the ultimate political quarantine from European Russia.
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