The new Siberia; Being an Account of a Visit to the Penal Island of Sakhalin, and Political Prison and Mines of the Trans-Baikal District, Eastern Sib

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In the late nineteenth century, Sakhalin Island was one of the most notorious penal colonies in the Russian Empire. In this gripping travelogue, the British explorer Harry de Windt recounts his harrowing journey to the island and his encounters with its prisoners and guards. He also provides a vivid portrait of life in the remote mining communities of the Trans-Baikal region.