Russia's Penal Colony in the Far East

Russias Penal Colony in the Far East: A Translation of Vlas Doroshevichs Sakhalin is the first English language translation of the Russian journalist Vlas Doroshevichs 1903 account of his visit to tsarist Russias largest penal colony, Sakhalin, in the north Pacific. This translation introduces English-language readers to an important writer and original stylist who defined journalistic practice during the years leading up to the1917 Revolution, by way of a book which helps explain the causes for that revolution.