Thoughts:
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. This is not the easiest read and at times felt almost unbelievable to a Westerner but Pereverzin is able to share his real life as an innocent framed man for 11 years in an impressive way. Pereverzin manages to keep his facts straight when he is telling them despite his feelings experiencing it while still getting the emotional impact across and even at times having a comedic twist to make the reader feel at ease. It’s a personal and insightful into the injustices in the Russian justice system and the damages they cause.

Favourite Quote:
“How on earth could all this have happened?"The number of times I have asked myself that.
It boggles the mind quite how far Russia lags behind the civilised world, where the justice system is the bedrock of a harmonious society. When each citizen can appeal against an official's action or inaction, this, in turn, ensures that the full rights, freedoms and equality of all members of society are upheld.”

A very interesting book about prisoner's life in Russian prison. It's not a easy read. but it's worth to do it. I can recommend it.

Really interesting but quite heavy. The prisoner tells the real life story a man sentenced to spend time in a Russian prison.

I am getting through this book but slowly so my review may change over time!

A young economist, Vladimir Pereverzin was sentenced to 11 years in prison after refusing to be a witness to money laundering in Yukos, an oil and gas company in Russia. The damage from the Russian judicial and penitentiary system along with speaking up against Putin's regime is obvious in this young man's story.