Bibliograph

The house of the dead, Siberian exile under the tsars, Daniel Beer

Type

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The house of the dead, Siberian exile under the tsars, Daniel Beer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplatesmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The house of the dead

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

947953988

Responsibility statement

Daniel Beer

Sub title

Siberian exile under the tsars

Summary

"The House of the Dead is a history of Siberia with a focus on the last four tsars (1801-1917). Daniel Beer explores the massive penal colony that became an incubator for the radicalism of revolutionaries who would one day rule Russia"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction: The Bell of Uglich -- Broken Swords -- The Boundary Post -- The Mines of Nerchinsk -- The Academy of Chita -- Sibiracy -- The Dead House -- In the Name of Freedom! -- General Cuckoo's Army -- Fantasies and Nightmares on Sakhalin Island -- The Knout -- Woe to the Vanquished! -- Towards Abolition : Siberia Re-Imagined -- Battlefield of the Revolution -- Epilogue: Red Siberia

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