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100 1 _aPiotrowski, Rufin,
_d1806-1872
245 1 4 _aThe Story of a Siberian Exile; Followed by a Narrative of Recent Events in Poland
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-04-01
508 _aCarlos Colon, Harvard University and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Story of a Siberian Exile" by M. Rufin Pietrowski is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The narrative details the experiences of a Polish exile, who faces the brutalities of imprisonment and deportation to Siberia during a tumultuous period for Poland. As a political dissident under Russian rule, the author explores themes of national identity, resistance, and suffering through his personal journey and observations of fellow prisoners. The opening of the book introduces us to the context of political persecution faced by Poles in Russia, particularly focusing on the profound despair experienced by exiles. The narrator, who takes on the alias of “Joseph Catharo,” describes his covert return to Poland, the precariousness of his situation, and the mounting suspicions from Russian authorities. As he navigates his new life in Kaminieç, he grapples with the tension between his identity as a Pole and his disguise as a British subject, all while witnessing the oppressive climate of fear and surveillance. The sections set the stage for a harrowing exploration of captivity and the scars forged by systemic repression. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1863
653 _aPolish question
653 _aPrisons -- Russia (Federation) -- Siberia
653 _aExiles -- Russia (Federation) -- Siberia
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/storyasiberiane02piotgoog/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67749
999 _c108571
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