# An island hell: A Soviet prison in the far north

Author: Malʹsagov, S. A. (Sozerko Artaganovich), 1893-1976; Lyon, F. H. (Francis Hamilton), 1885- [Translator]

Genre: Category: Biographies

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68923

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=An+island+hell%3A+A+Soviet+prison+in+the+far+north+Mal%CA%B9sagov&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

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

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/27/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/26/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/25/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/21/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/23/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/22/index.md)
- [Part III. — OUR ESCAPE.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part II. — THE SOLOVETSKY ISLANDS.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part I. (_Introductory_). — FROM BATOUM TO](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-island-hell-a-soviet-prison-in-the-far-north-68923/chapters/1/index.md)