Russia's Penal Colony in the Far East: A Translation of Vlas Doroshevich's Sakhalin

Contributor(s): Doroshevich, Vlas Mikhalovich (Author), Gentes, Andrew A (Translator), Gentes, Andrew A (Introduction by)

ISBN: 9781843313090

Publisher: Anthem Press

Hardcover

$130.00

Pub Date: July 1, 2009

Dewey: 365.34

LCCN: 2009020259

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Maps, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.50" H x 9.10" L x 6.10" W ( 2.10 lbs) 514 pages

BISAC Categories:

History | Russia | General | Social Science | Penology

Series: Anthem Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description:

'Russia's Penal Colony in the Far East: A Translation of Vlas Doroshevich's "Sakhalin"' is the first English language translation of the Russian journalist Vlas Doroshevich's 1903 account of his visit to tsarist Russia's largest penal colony, Sakhalin, in the north Pacific.

Review Quotes:

'Offers a grim picture of the underworld of czarist Russia. Recommended.' -D. Balmuth, Skidmore College, 'Choice'