An island hell: A Soviet prison in the far north

Part II. — THE SOLOVETSKY ISLANDS.

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I. The Forerunners of the "Solovky" 43 II. From Monastery to Prison Camp 52 III. A Gallery of Tchekists 61 IV. Popoff Island Camp 74 V. The Tyranny of the Criminals 83 VI. "Counter-Revolutionaries" 94 VII. Victims of the Tcheka: Some Strange Cases 102 VIII. "Politicals": A Favoured Class 117 IX. The Women's Fate 132 X. Foreign Prisoners 139 XI. A "Change of Cabinet" 146 XII. Daily Life, Work, and Food 151 XIII. Hospital Horrors 162 XIV. How "Useful Citizens" are Made 169 XV. How the Tchekists Live 176