The American journalist George Kennan (1854-1924) spent many years travelling in and writing about Russia. After the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881, Kennan wanted to go to Siberia to examine the penal system and the punishment of political exiles. In this unflinching account, published in two volumes in 1891, Kennan gives vivid descriptions, accompanied by extensive illustrations of the prisons and labour camps and the harsh lives of the people forced to live there. This journey also led to a personal ...
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The American journalist George Kennan (1854-1924) spent many years travelling in and writing about Russia. After the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881, Kennan wanted to go to Siberia to examine the penal system and the punishment of political exiles. In this unflinching account, published in two volumes in 1891, Kennan gives vivid descriptions, accompanied by extensive illustrations of the prisons and labour camps and the harsh lives of the people forced to live there. This journey also led to a personal transformation for Kennan himself - he started out as a supporter of the tsarist government but when he returned to the United States, he had become an advocate of political revolution in Russia. In Volume 1, he inspects the overcrowded holding prison of Tyumen, where everyone banished to Siberia was forced to stay before redeployment, and he later speaks to some political exiles.
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Add this copy of Siberia and the Exile System to cart. $14.00, very good condition, Sold by HIstoryMysteryBookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Concord, NH, UNITED STATES, published 1958 by University of Chicago Press.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Light wear and minor tear to top edge of jacket, no marks in book. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Audience: General/trade. This is a reprint of the 1891 title, considered an historical classic. For students and politicians dealing with Russian history and Russian politics, this famous classic is still very current and an abs. "must"! Russians would comment Kennan's results of his Siberian expedition and his findings about the "Exile system" with the bitter words: All is new but nothing has changed!
Add this copy of Siberia and the Exile System (Abridged) to cart. $20.00, good condition, Sold by G. J. Askins - Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New Lebanon, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1958 by The University of Chicago Press.
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Good in Good jacket. 6 x 8 1/2. 244 page hardcover with 9 of the original illustrations by George Frost. Abridged edition of the 1891 Century original. "An American's historical journey to the Tsarist prisons that schooled the Russian revolutionists." Dust jacket is complete and clean. Interior is unmarked, tight and clean. Some foxing on endpapers-front and back.
Add this copy of Siberia and the Exile System [Abridged] [Hardcover] to cart. $25.48, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
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Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket Abridged edition. (Russian, Politics, government) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Add this copy of Siberia and the Exile System to cart. $34.00, good condition, Sold by Becker's Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Houston, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1958 by University Of Chicago Press.
Add this copy of Siberia and the Exile System (Abridged From the First to cart. $35.00, very good condition, Sold by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1958 by University of Chicago Press,.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Introduction by George Frost Kennan. First edition thus (abridged). Previous owner's address label on front free endpaper, else very good in a very good (minor edge wear) dust jacket.
Add this copy of Siberia and the Exile System: Volume 1 to cart. $37.81, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2000 by Adamant Media Corporation.
Add this copy of Siberia and the Exile System. [With Illustrations and to cart. $39.59, new condition, Sold by BargainBookStores rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Grand Rapids, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by British Library, Historical Print Editions.
Add this copy of Siberia and the Exile System Volume Two to cart. $43.00, poor condition, Sold by Bibliodditiques rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waterloo, ON, CANADA, published 1891 by The Century Co.
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Poor. This is the second volume of a two-volume set. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering. Top edge of text block is gilt. Binding has split at page 368. Hinges are exposed. Many illustrations from engravings and three maps. Black and white frontis with glassine protective sheet. Top right corner of title page is missing taking with it part of the title. Pages are clean and bright with light yellowing around edges. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 575 pp.
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Add this copy of Siberia and the Exile System: Volume 1 to cart. $50.06, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Adamant Media Corporation.
