The Prisoner

Behind Bars in Putin's Russia

Vladimir Pereverzin, Anna Gunin

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Ad Lib Publishers Ltd
28 March 2024

Memoirs; True stories of heroism, endurance & survival; Political oppression & persecution; Political corruption

Vladimir Pereverzin's Kafkaesque story is vividly told in this skilful translation of his shocking, but also wryly humorous and ultimately uplifting memoir, published originally in Russian in 2013.

It is the true story of how an ordinary man's life was torn apart by the Kremlin. One day, Vladimir was a senior manager in Yukos, an oil and gas company based in Moscow, enjoying the good life; the next, he was plunged into the nightmarish world of Russia's notoriously brutal prisons and penal colonies, including some in which political prisoner Alexei Navalny was held. His 'crime' was to have refused to give false evidence against Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky. For this, Pereverzin was sentenced to a lengthy and harsh incarceration.

As Russia has adopted new laws to punish people for sharing information about its ongoing 'special operation' in Ukraine, Vladimir's striking memoir has become more relevant than ever.

By: Vladimir Pereverzin
Translated by: Anna Gunin
Imprint: Ad Lib Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781802472516
ISBN 10: 1802472517
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 28 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Vladimir Pereverzin was a Yukos manager imprisoned in Russia on fraudulent charges of having embezzled $13 billion when he refused to give false evidence against Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky. He did time in some of Russia's most notorious prisons and labour camps. Vladimir now lives in Berlin and campaigns for human rights.

Reviews for The Prisoner: Behind Bars in Putin's Russia

'A very Russian story, and topical for all times. Sadly including our own. Unless you're immune to miscarriages of justice, read this book. It tells you how to become truly free when deprived of liberty. And how terrible ordeals can make you a stronger and better person.' -- Boris Akunin, author of the Erast Fandorin series