The Politics of Punishment: Prison Reform in Russia, 1863-1917

The Politics of Punishment: Prison Reform in Russia, 1863-1917
ISBN-10
087580215X
ISBN-13
9780875802152
Series
The Politics of Punishment
Category
History
Pages
237
Language
English
Published
1996
Author
Bruce Friend Adams

Description

Despite the horrors of punishment in a society so different from Western ideologies, the Russian government hugely modernized its correctional system toward the end of imperial rule. This study traces the development of the penal system from the Great Reforms to the Main Prison Administration.

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