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My Fellow Prisoners is a book by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, published by Penguin Books, in 2014. The book relates his experiences in prison after his arrest in 2003 by Russian authorities. Within his narrative he presents his critiques and concerns of modern Russian politics and civil society.
- Mikhail Khodorkovskiĭ
- 2014
Feb 24, 2015 · A moving portrait of the prisoners Khodorkovsky met, My Fellow Prisoners tells the story of lives destroyed by bureaucratic criminality. It is a passionate call to recognize a human tragedy. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.
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- Mikhail Khodorkovskiĭ
- Mikhail Khodorkovsky
May 27, 2014 · 4.1 109 ratings. See all formats and editions. There is the guard who delivers blows with no visible traces. The fraudster stitched up by the police for murder. The man who refuses to lie for a packet of cigarettes. The abandoned teenager, the down-and-out, the grass...
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- Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Apr 8, 2014 · The book contains 21 short stories written by Khodorkovsky during the 10 years he spent in Russia’s labour camps and outlines portraits of some of the prisoners he met during that time. In August 2011 Khodorkovsky began publishing his stories in Russian magazine The New Times.
While imprisoned, Khodorkovsky fought for the rights of his fellow prisoners, going on hunger strike four times. After he was pardoned in 2013, he vowed to continue fighting for prisoners’...
Apr 10, 2014 · In 2003 the businessman and outspoken Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky was arrested at gunpoint. After his first trial in 2005 he was held in Russian penal colonies for eight years. Written during this time, this is his account of prison life and the people he encountered.
One in ten Russian men pass through prison at some point in their lives. This book is a denunciation of an entire system of bureaucratic criminality, and a passionate call to recognise a human tragedy.
