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Shchedrin, one of four men chained to wheelbarrows at Kara, between 1880 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
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Shchedrin, one of four men chained to wheelbarrows at Kara, between 1880 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Shchedrin, one of four men chained to wheelbarrows at Kara, between 1880 and 1886. A police photo of Shchedrin, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, dressed in convict clothing. Shchedrin, a school teacher, was one of the political prisoners at the Kara gold mines who, in April, 1882, escaped from prison by digging a tunnel under the prison wall. All were subsequently recaptured and eight prisoners, Shchedrin among them, were permanently chained to wheelbarrows. In July, 1882, all eight were sent to St. Petersburg and imprisoned in the isolation cells at the castle of Schlusselburg
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1880s Cartes De Visite Convict Katorga Political Prisoner Prison Camp Prisoner Siberia Siberian Meeting Of Frontiers White And Black
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This haunting photograph captures the image of a man identified as Shchedrin, one of the four political prisoners at the Kara gold mines in Siberia, Russia, who escaped from prison in April 1882 by digging a tunnel under the prison wall. The men were recaptured and as punishment, Shchedrin and seven other prisoners were permanently chained to wheelbarrows. In this half-length portrait, Shchedrin faces slightly to the right, dressed in convict clothing. His beard gives away his age and the weariness etched on his face speaks volumes of the hardships he endured. The photograph was taken between 1880 and 1886, during the period when the Russian government was sending political dissidents to Siberian prison camps as part of the Katorga system. The men were eventually sent to St. Petersburg and imprisoned in the isolation cells at the castle of Schlusselburg. This photograph serves as a poignant reminder of the human cost of political repression and the harsh conditions endured by political prisoners during this era. The image is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the lengths people will go to fight for their beliefs, even in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
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