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100 ВЕЛИКИХ УЗНИКОВ

Bibliographic Description

100 великих узников / Ионина, Н.А. – М. : Вече, 2004. – (100 великих). – ISBN 5-94538-379-1.

Author
Ионина, Н.А.
Publisher
Вече
Year of publication
2004
Classification index (UDC)
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Language
Russian
Publication type
Book
Country of Publication
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Access
Available to all

Description

The new book in the "100 Great" series tells of the most famous prisoners of all countries and eras - from the ancient Greek sculptor Phidias to the South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela. Prisoners were made of both obscure convicts and nobles of ancient lineage, of overthrowers of the existing order and their persecutors. In dungeons languished noble grandees, once all-powerful favorites, the closest relatives of crowned heads, people with resounding names. There were also those who crossed the threshold of a cell quite unknown, and then, having endured martyrdom, entered history. Many died without a trace in the stone sacks of monastery and state prisons, and of many inmates we know nothing, though they lived and thought, as archival records and prison documents attest. Some prisoners later told the whole world themselves of their grievous captivity.

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