Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 247 Andreyev, Leonid 1871 1919 Андреев, Леонид Николаевич Andreyev, Leonid Nikolayevich Andreev, Leonid Nikolaevich Andrejev, Leonid Bernstein, Herman 1876 1935 Razskaz o semi povieshennykh. English The Seven Who Were Hanged Translation of: Rasskaz o semi poveshennykh Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Eric Eldred, and David Widger "The Seven Who Were Hanged" by Leonid Andreyev is a poignant story written during the early 20th century. This fiction work explores the psychological depths and moral complexities surrounding capital punishment, focusing on seven individuals who face execution. Through their trials, Andreyev delves into themes of justice, suffering, and the human condition, drawing comparisons between the condemned and the societal structures that condemn them. At the start of the story, we are introduced to a government official, the Minister, who learns of a planned assassination attempt against him. While he tries to come to terms with the imminent threat, other threads of narrative introduce the seven condemned individuals, each with their own backgrounds and motivations. Among these are revolutionaries and a peasant who committed murder, and we gain insights into their thoughts, fears, and relationships. The opening chapters set the stage for a profound critique of societal violence and personal despair, posing important questions regarding morality and the nature of justice as the characters prepare for the inevitability of their fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Executions and executioners -- Russia -- Fiction PG Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 213290 213397 2024-10-03T10:25:21.442245 2023-10-03T09:18:41.095492 text/html text/html 216562 2020-06-27T05:26:05 text/html; charset=utf-8 547636 2020-06-27T05:26:05 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 368960 2024-10-03T10:25:25.066223 application/epub+zip 368491 2024-10-03T10:25:22.010272 application/epub+zip 160029 2024-10-03T10:25:21.715252 application/epub+zip 436971 2024-10-03T10:25:27.682216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420010 2024-10-03T10:25:24.724231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211815 2022-09-03T13:11:44.166840 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193017 192993 2024-10-03T10:25:21.098283 2023-10-03T09:18:40.791473 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 197813 2020-06-27T05:26:05 text/plain; charset=utf-8 73486 2020-06-27T05:26:05 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 192812 2020-06-27T05:26:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 72248 2020-06-27T05:26:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22364 2024-10-03T10:25:27.825209 application/rdf+xml 28480 2024-10-03T10:25:21.800241 image/jpeg 4409 2024-10-03T10:25:21.758238 image/jpeg 551339 2024-10-03T10:25:21.468253 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 en.wikipedia