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Exiled Convicts Hauling Coal in the Yards of the Due Coal Mine, 1880-1899. Creator: Innokenty Ignatievich Pavlovsky
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Exiled Convicts Hauling Coal in the Yards of the Due Coal Mine, 1880-1899. Creator: Innokenty Ignatievich Pavlovsky
Exiled Convicts Hauling Coal in the Yards of the Due Coal Mine, 1880-1899. From an album created on Sakhalin Island in the 1890s. Sakhalin was used by imperial Russia as a penal colony and place of exile for criminals and political prisoners. Between 1869 and 1906, more than 30, 000 inmates and exiles endured the harsh conditions of the forced-labor colony on the island. The album contains photographs that provide rare glimpses of Sakhalin's settlements and prisons and the prisoners, exiles, and guards who inhabited the island. Anton Chekhov, the Russian writer and medical doctor, spent three months on Sakhalin in 1890, where he extensively researched the plight of the prisoners and the native population. The publication of his Sakhalin Island in 1895 highlighted the depravity of the situation in this remote corner of Russia and led to public protests that helped bring about the closure of the penal colony. National Library of Russia
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Exiled Convicts Hauling Coal in the Yards of the Due Coal Mine, 1880-1899
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is a poignant photograph taken by Innokenty Ignatievich Pavlovsky during his time on Sakhalin Island in the late 19th century. The image offers a haunting glimpse into the harsh realities of Russia's penal colony on this remote island. Sakhalin, located in the far east of Russia, served as a place of exile and forced labor for criminals and political prisoners between 1869 and 1906. More than 30,000 inmates and exiles endured the unforgiving conditions of this remote outpost. This photograph is part of an album created during this period, providing rare insights into the lives of the prisoners, exiles, and guards who inhabited the island. The image depicts a group of convicts, their faces etched with exhaustion and despair, as they laboriously haul coal from the Due Coal Mine. The men are dressed in tattered clothing, their bodies thin and emaciated from the grueling work and meager rations. The coal mine, a symbol of the inhumane treatment meted out to the prisoners, looms ominously in the background. The photograph was taken during the tenure of Anton Chekhov, the renowned Russian writer and medical doctor, who spent three months on Sakhalin in 1890. Chekhov's extensive research on the plight of the prisoners and the native population led to the publication of his seminal work, "Sakhalin Island," in 1895. The publication of this expose brought widespread public attention to the deplorable conditions on the island, leading to protests and ultimately, the closure of the penal colony. This haunting photograph serves as a poignant reminder of the human cost of Russia's penal colony system and the power of art and literature to bring about social change.
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