Hard Labour
20 hrs. 18 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Vlas Doroshevich
Author
Vlas Doroshevich
Narrator
Oleg Fedorov
Narrator
Oleg Fedorov
Description
An outstanding journalist, writer, brilliant theatrical critic, a “king of feuilletons.” His real surname is Doroshkevich.
The book describes the penal colony on Sakhalin. In the late 19th century, Vlas Mikhailovich went to Sakhalin without permission from the authorities. He walks through prisons and hospitals, meets with exiles, penal laborers, the administration, and free settlers—recording their stories.
The book consists of three books:
- The Tamed Hooligan;
- A Kind Man;
- Sakhalin Monte Carlo;
The titles are named according to the most vivid chapters, as seen by the author, of each book. Thus, in “The Tamed Hooligan,” the moral changes happening to criminals on Sakhalin; the circumstances under which he met the various heroes of his book; their moral searching. The fates and daily life of the exiled settlers are described.
In “A Kind Man,” the customs and order of the Sakhalin penal colony are portrayed. The castes into which the penal laborers are divided, their ways of communication. The horrors of corporal punishment, as well as the characters and fates of the executioners themselves, are described. Prostitutes and their pimps—their fates—are also covered. The book contains more descriptions of life prevailing on Sakhalin.
In “Sakhalin Monte Carlo,” Doroshkevich gathered stories connected in some way to games. Card play runs like a common thread through this book.
The book describes the penal colony on Sakhalin. In the late 19th century, Vlas Mikhailovich went to Sakhalin without permission from the authorities. He walks through prisons and hospitals, meets with exiles, penal laborers, the administration, and free settlers—recording their stories.
The book consists of three books:
- The Tamed Hooligan;
- A Kind Man;
- Sakhalin Monte Carlo;
The titles are named according to the most vivid chapters, as seen by the author, of each book. Thus, in “The Tamed Hooligan,” the moral changes happening to criminals on Sakhalin; the circumstances under which he met the various heroes of his book; their moral searching. The fates and daily life of the exiled settlers are described.
In “A Kind Man,” the customs and order of the Sakhalin penal colony are portrayed. The castes into which the penal laborers are divided, their ways of communication. The horrors of corporal punishment, as well as the characters and fates of the executioners themselves, are described. Prostitutes and their pimps—their fates—are also covered. The book contains more descriptions of life prevailing on Sakhalin.
In “Sakhalin Monte Carlo,” Doroshkevich gathered stories connected in some way to games. Card play runs like a common thread through this book.
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