Download or read book Exile, Murder and Madness in Siberia, 1823-61 written by Andrew A. Gentes and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-09-29 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite reports of exile proving disastrous to the region, 300,000 Russian subjects, from political dissidents to the elderly and mentally disabled, were deported to Siberia from 1823-61. Their stories of physical and psychological suffering, heroism and personal resurrection, are recounted in this compelling history of tsarist Siberian exile.