Project Gutenberg 2016-08-30 Public domain in the USA. 78 Griffiths, Arthur 1838 1908 Griffiths, Arthur George Frederick Russian Prisons St. Peter and St. Paul; the Schlüsselburg; the Ostrog at Omsk; the story of Siberian exile; Tiumen, Tomsk, Saghalien The History and Romance of Crime Produced by KD Weeks, KD Weeks, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Russian Prisons" by Arthur Griffiths is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the brutal realities and inhumane conditions faced by prisoners within the Russian penal system, particularly focusing on political dissidents and the widely notorious system of exile to Siberia. It delves into the historical context under which these prisons operate, highlighting the long-standing autocratic control over personal liberties in Russia. The opening portion of the work introduces the reader to the grim history of Russian prisons, characterized by harsh punitive measures against both common criminals and political prisoners. Griffiths provides an unsettling depiction of the conditions within prisons like St. Peter and St. Paul, as well as the exponential hardships faced by revolutionaries, including women and schoolgirls who were subjected to exile or execution for their beliefs. The narrative features the testimony of a woman who was cruelly treated during her imprisonment and a detailed examination of the rigorous measures inflicted upon prisoners, like flogging and execrable living conditions, that reveal the depths of human suffering endured in the quest for political freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Prisons -- Russia -- History Exiles -- Russia (Federation) -- Siberia -- History HV Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Sociology 476600 476605 2024-09-22T05:35:38.577104 2023-09-23T04:15:23.950379 text/html text/html 473300 2016-08-30T10:24:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 606904 2016-08-30T10:24:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 680875 2024-09-22T05:35:44.789044 application/epub+zip 677345 2024-09-22T05:35:39.774100 application/epub+zip 267017 2024-09-22T05:35:39.174081 application/epub+zip 791254 2024-09-22T05:35:48.894077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 759724 2024-09-22T05:35:44.199074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350412 2022-09-24T03:55:23.821164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437911 437702 2024-09-22T05:35:37.775123 2023-09-23T04:15:23.423359 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 437974 2016-08-30T10:24:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 169027 2016-08-30T10:24:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18622 2024-09-22T05:35:49.028031 application/rdf+xml 20777 2024-09-22T05:35:39.274103 image/jpeg 3067 2024-09-22T05:35:39.225072 image/jpeg 608451 2024-09-22T05:35:38.632120 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia