The Resource Writing resistance : revolutionary memoirs of Shlisselburg Prison, 1884-1906. / edited and translated by Sarah J. Young
Writing resistance : revolutionary memoirs of Shlisselburg Prison, 1884-1906. / edited and translated by Sarah J. Young
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The item Writing resistance : revolutionary memoirs of Shlisselburg Prison, 1884-1906. / edited and translated by Sarah J. Young represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool.
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- Summary
- In 1884, the first of 68 prisoners convicted of terrorism and revolutionary activity were transferred to a new maximum security prison at Shlisseĺburg Fortress near St Petersburg. The regime of indeterminate sentences in isolation caused severe mental and physical deterioration among the prisoners, over half of whom died. But the survivors fought back to reform the prison and improve the inmates' living conditions. The memoirs many survivors wrote enshrined their story in revolutionary mythology, and acted as an indictment of the Tsarist autocracy's loss of moral authority.Writing Resistance features three of these memoirs, all translated into English for the first time. They show the process of transforming the regime as a collaborative endeavour that resulted in flourishing allotments, workshops and intellectual culture - and in the inmates running many of the prison's everyday functions. Sarah J. Young's introductory essay analyses the Shlisseĺburg memoirs' construction of a collective narrative of resilience, resistance and renewal. It uses distant reading techniques to explore the communal values they inscribe, their adoption of a powerful group identity, and emphasis on overcoming the physical and psychological barriers of the prison.The first extended study of Shlisseĺburg's revolutionary inmates in English, Writing Resistance uncovers an episode in the history of political imprisonment that bears comparison with the inmates of Robben Island in South Africa's apartheid regime and the Maze Prison in Belfast during the Troubles. It will be of interest to scholars and students of the Russian revolution, carceral history, penal practice and behaviours, and prison and life writing
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 253 pages)
- Contents
-
- Intro
- Series Page
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Series Editors' Preface
- Editor's Preface
- Note on Transliteration
- 1 Introduction: Surviving Shlissel'burg, Writing Resistance
- 2 Liudmila Volkenshtein, Thirteen Years in Shlissel'burg Fortress
- 3 Mikhail Ashenbrenner, Two Decades in Shlissel'burg Prison
- 4 Vasilii Pankratov, Life in Shlissel'burg Fortress
- Appendix: Shlissel'burg's Inmates, 1884-1906
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back Cover
- Isbn
- 9781787359918
- Label
- Writing resistance : revolutionary memoirs of Shlisselburg Prison, 1884-1906. / edited and translated by Sarah J. Young
- Title
- Writing resistance
- Title remainder
- revolutionary memoirs of Shlisselburg Prison, 1884-1906. / edited and translated by Sarah J. Young
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1884, the first of 68 prisoners convicted of terrorism and revolutionary activity were transferred to a new maximum security prison at Shlisseĺburg Fortress near St Petersburg. The regime of indeterminate sentences in isolation caused severe mental and physical deterioration among the prisoners, over half of whom died. But the survivors fought back to reform the prison and improve the inmates' living conditions. The memoirs many survivors wrote enshrined their story in revolutionary mythology, and acted as an indictment of the Tsarist autocracy's loss of moral authority.Writing Resistance features three of these memoirs, all translated into English for the first time. They show the process of transforming the regime as a collaborative endeavour that resulted in flourishing allotments, workshops and intellectual culture - and in the inmates running many of the prison's everyday functions. Sarah J. Young's introductory essay analyses the Shlisseĺburg memoirs' construction of a collective narrative of resilience, resistance and renewal. It uses distant reading techniques to explore the communal values they inscribe, their adoption of a powerful group identity, and emphasis on overcoming the physical and psychological barriers of the prison.The first extended study of Shlisseĺburg's revolutionary inmates in English, Writing Resistance uncovers an episode in the history of political imprisonment that bears comparison with the inmates of Robben Island in South Africa's apartheid regime and the Maze Prison in Belfast during the Troubles. It will be of interest to scholars and students of the Russian revolution, carceral history, penal practice and behaviours, and prison and life writing
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- Dewey number
- 365/.45092
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV9713.5.S35
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1959-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Young, Sarah J.
- Series statement
- Fringe
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Shlisselʹburgskai︠a︡ ti︠u︡rʹma
- Political prisoners
- Revolutionaries
- Label
- Writing resistance : revolutionary memoirs of Shlisselburg Prison, 1884-1906. / edited and translated by Sarah J. Young
- Contents
- Intro -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Series Editors' Preface -- Editor's Preface -- Note on Transliteration -- 1 Introduction: Surviving Shlissel'burg, Writing Resistance -- 2 Liudmila Volkenshtein, Thirteen Years in Shlissel'burg Fortress -- 3 Mikhail Ashenbrenner, Two Decades in Shlissel'burg Prison -- 4 Vasilii Pankratov, Life in Shlissel'burg Fortress -- Appendix: Shlissel'burg's Inmates, 1884-1906 -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 253 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781787359918
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctv1csjcfg
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- on1257292545
- (OCoLC)1257292545
- Label
- Writing resistance : revolutionary memoirs of Shlisselburg Prison, 1884-1906. / edited and translated by Sarah J. Young
- Contents
- Intro -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Series Editors' Preface -- Editor's Preface -- Note on Transliteration -- 1 Introduction: Surviving Shlissel'burg, Writing Resistance -- 2 Liudmila Volkenshtein, Thirteen Years in Shlissel'burg Fortress -- 3 Mikhail Ashenbrenner, Two Decades in Shlissel'burg Prison -- 4 Vasilii Pankratov, Life in Shlissel'burg Fortress -- Appendix: Shlissel'burg's Inmates, 1884-1906 -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 253 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781787359918
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctv1csjcfg
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- on1257292545
- (OCoLC)1257292545
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