Issue # 17-2008. Content

The first material of the issue is an abstract from a new novel by Liubov Budiakova Surveillance about the life of prisoners.

The short novel by Vladimir Kuzemko Some nuances of the pre-investigation art describes routine work of law-enforcement agents. The magazine continues its publication of a series of materials by this author.

Mikhail Alliluev in his article The Little Tour Guide shares a personal experience of his encounter with the functioning of law-enforcing agencies.

Yuri Aleksandrov, permanent contributor to our magazine, in his column Legal Reference Guide consults the reader on the most acute legal problems.

In his article What is Torture Aleksei Rafiev writes about wide use of torture in questioning and practical implementation of law.

Maruta Goylo in her article Magnetism of the Jail critically discusses the project of development of infrastructure of Lithuanian prisons.

In Muska, a short story by Maxim Gromov, we read about the life of inmates in prisons for dangerous criminals.

Under the same heading of Punishment of Society we are also publishing new statistics of the penitentiary system, our traditional list of Protest Acts of Prisoners and the most recent criminal statistics.

Under our traditional heading The Boundaries of Misunderstanding we publish materials related to the theme of Human Rights and Prison: the Everlasting Hostility.

The publicist and Human Rights activist Gennadi Cherniavski in his article We Need Solidarity More Than Ever Before writes about the trials of Human Rihts activists L. Ponomarev and B.Panteleev to be held in the fall.

In his article The Non-official Reaction to “Official Response” our Ukranian author Vladimir Ajippo describes the complicated relations between Human Rights activists and the authorities in the Ukraine.

In the History section we are offering an article by Rostislav Gorchakov The Admiralty Option on how the British Department of Labor hired former inmates in 1941 to serve on commercial ships.

The last section of the issue we are presenting two short stories: Commentary on Hell by Oleg Pavlov and Zen Gratitude to the Dead by Andrei Rubanov.

Nevolia. Issue # 17-2008. Print version (PDF, Russian, 692Kb)