The House of the Dead

Interesting Facts

• The book is based on the author's personal experience, having spent four years in a Siberian penal colony.
• It is one of the first works in Russian literature to provide a detailed depiction of the lives and routines of prisoners.
• The book describes various types of prisoners, from political to criminal, and their interactions.
• The work contains deep philosophical reflections on human nature and the capacity for moral renewal.
• The book significantly influenced the development of the prison literature genre in Russia and beyond.
• In the work, the author uses many real stories and characters he encountered during his imprisonment.