The Mass Deportation of Poles to Siberia, 1863-1880

The Mass Deportation of Poles to Siberia, 1863-1880 by Andrew A. Gentes.

This book concerns the mass deportation of Poles and others to Siberia following the failed 1863 Polish Insurrection. The imperial Russian government fell back upon using exile to punish the insurrectionists and to cleanse Russia’s Western Provinces of ethnic Poles. It convoyed some 20,000 inhabitan...

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Main Author: Gentes, Andrew A. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Russia—History.
Europe, Eastern—History.
Europe—History—1492-.
Imperialism.
Military history.
World politics.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Siberian Exile, 1590-1863
  • 3. The 1863 January Uprising
  • 4. Suppression, Deportation, and Debate
  • 5. The Insurrectionists Arrive in Siberia
  • 6. Forced Settlers
  • 7. Katorga
  • 8. Resistance and the Baikal Circle Road Revolt
  • 9. Amnesties, Reparations, and Other Fates
  • 10.Conclusion.

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