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 ...
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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 he returned to the United States, he had become an advocate of political revolution in Russia. In Volume 1, he inspects the overcrowded holding prison of Tyumen, where everyone banished to Siberia was forced to stay before redeployment, and he later speaks to some political exiles.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 432 p. Cambridge Library Collection - European History , Volume 1. 20 Plates, black and white; 3 Maps; 72 Halftones, unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 590 p. Siberia and the Exile System 2 Volume Set , Volume 2. 8 Plates, black and white; 3 Maps; 92 Halftones, unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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xv, 409 & x, 575pp many in-text illustrations & maps, (Osgood & McIlvaine, London 1891) reprinted in 1 volume with an introduction by Harry Schwartz, Praeger, NY 1970. Very good.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Halftones, Maps. Siberia and the Exile System 2 Volume Set ; Cambridge Library Collection - European History . 92 b/w illus. 3 maps. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Halftones, Maps. Siberia and the Exile System 2 Volume Set ; Cambridge Library Collection - European History . 100 b/w illus. 3 maps. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
