Russia's Sakhalin Penal Colony, 1849-1917: Imperialism and Exile

by Andrew A Gentes

This book provides a comprehensive history of the genesis, existence, and demise of Imperial Russia's largest penal colony, made famous by Chekhov in a book written following his visit there in 1890. Based on extensive original research in archival documents, published reports, and memoirs, the book is also a social history of the late imperial bureaucracy and of the subaltern society of criminals and exiles; an examination of the tsarist state's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367751445
• ISBN13: 9780367751449
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 588 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"