The Prisoner
Behind Bars in Putin's Russia
$24.08
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
24 September 2024
Summary
Vladimir Pereverzin’s Kafkaesque story is vividly told in this skilful translation of his shocking, but also wryly humorous and ultimately uplifting memoir, published originally in Russian in 2013.
It is the true story of how an ordinary man’s life was torn apart by the Kremlin. One day, Vladimir was a senior manager in Yukos, an oil and gas company based in Moscow, enjoying the good life; the next, he was plunged into the nightmarish world of Russia’s notoriously brutal prisons and p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781802472516 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1802472517 |
| Author: | Vladimir Pereverzin, Anna Gunin |
| Publisher: | Gemini Books Group Ltd |
| Imprint: | Ad Lib Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 24 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 252g |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 198mm |
Critics Review
‘A very Russian story, and topical for all times. Sadly including our own. Unless you’re immune to miscarriages of justice, read this book. It tells you how to become truly free when deprived of liberty. And how terrible ordeals can make you a stronger and better person.’ – Boris Akunin, author of the Erast Fandorin series
Vladimir Pereverzin
Vladimir Pereverzin is a former Yukos manager who was imprisoned in Russia on fraudulent charges after refusing to give false evidence against Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky. He served time in several notorious Russian prisons and labor camps. Vladimir now lives in Berlin and advocates for human rights.
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