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Glory to the Dead, Freedom to the Living, 1906-1911. Creator: Isaiah Aronovich Shinkman
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Glory to the Dead, Freedom to the Living, 1906-1911. Creator: Isaiah Aronovich Shinkman
Glory to the Dead, Freedom to the Living, 1906-1911. This photograph is from an album of 47 views of convicts and structures at the Akatuy Prison, one of the main centers where political prisoners were held in the Russian Empire during the late-tsarist period. The album belonged to Isaiah Aronovich Shinkman, a physician and member of the Socialist Revolutionary Party, who was incarcerated at Akatuy from 1906 to 1911. The prison was located at the Akatuy silver mine in Nerchinsk okrug (district) in the Transbaikal Territory of Siberia. Thousands of political prisoners were exiled to Siberia from European Russia and from Poland, Finland, Latvia, and Estonia (all then part of the Russian Empire) following the repression of the Russian Revolution of 1905. Criminal labor convicts and political prisoners had long been sent to Nerchinsk to work in extracting lead-silver ores in the region's mines. Irkutsk State University
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Glory to the Dead, Freedom to the Living" is a poignant title given to this powerful photograph taken by Isaiah Aronovich Shinkman during his imprisonment at Akatuy Prison from 1906 to 1911. The image is a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made by political prisoners during the late-tsarist period in the Russian Empire. Akatuy Prison, located at the Akatuy silver mine in Nerchinsk okrug, Transbaikal Territory of Siberia, was one of the main centers where political prisoners were held. Thousands of individuals were exiled to Siberia from European Russia and from Poland, Finland, Latvia, and Estonia following the repression of the Russian Revolution of 1905. Criminal labor convicts and political prisoners had long been sent to Nerchinsk to work in extracting lead-silver ores in the region's mines. Isaiah Aronovich Shinkman, a physician and member of the Socialist Revolutionary Party, was among those imprisoned at Akatuy. He documented his experiences through a series of photographs, including this one titled "Glory to the Dead, Freedom to the Living." The image captures the stark reality of life inside the prison, with rows of emaciated and defeated-looking men standing before a barbed-wire fence. The title serves as a tribute to those who had lost their lives in the struggle for freedom and a call for liberation for those still living in captivity. The photograph is a haunting reminder of the human cost of political repression and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. It is a testament to the enduring power of art and the importance of preserving historical records, even in the most challenging of circumstances.
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