Dead House

The House of the Dead: Siberian Exile Under the Tsars

The prequel to "The Gulag Archipelago", a work tracing the origins of the Russian exile system!
☉Editor's Recommendation☆ Daniel Beer, the author of this book, uses 19th-century news reports, official reports and Russian novels to present to readers the cruelty of the Siberian exile system and the tragic yet inspiring fate of its prisoners.
☆Many great figures in modern Russian history, such as Dostoevsky and Lenin, experienced exile in Siberia. How did the exile system shape the psyche of the modern Russian nation and influence the fate of Russian history?
☆Winner of the 2017 Cundill History Prize, shortlisted for the 2017 Wolfson History Prize, the 2017 Pushkin Russian Book Prize and the 2017 Longman Today History Book Award, and named Book of the Year by The Times, The Spectator, BBC History and The Times Literary Supplement.
Siberia has been called "the great prison without a roof." From the early 19th century until the Russian Revolution, the Tsarist regime exiled over one million prisoners and their families to Siberia east of the Ural Mountains. This book vividly portrays the history of common criminals and political radicals, victims of serfdom and village politics, wives and children who followed their husbands and fathers, and the history of fugitives and bounty hunters.
Drawing on a wealth of previously unknown primary sources from the archives of European Russia and Siberia, this book tells the story of Tsarist Russia's struggle to manage its horrific penal colonies and Siberia's profound influence on the political power of the modern world.
Recommended by media and celebrities☆ This book is masterfully written and gripping... It vividly depicts shocking and heartbreaking stories of crime and punishment, atonement, love, and horrific violence. Its characters include tyrants, murderers, prostitutes, and heroes. This is a superb work.
—Simon Sebag Montefiore ☆ It is difficult to imagine the hellish Siberian penal colony that existed during the Tsarist era. This history paints a vivid and terrifying picture... The book is extremely fascinating, rich in real examples and anecdotes.
—David Aaronovich, The Times
An outstanding new history of the Siberian exile system during the tsarist period…convincingly places Siberia at the center of Russian and even European history in the 19th century.
—The Economist
☆A large amount of information was used...This rich material created this historical work with subtle details...It makes the horror of the name "Siberia" so vivid and clear.
—The New York Times Book Review

2019-06-01

四川文艺出版社

the new wave

528

9787541153624