When governments, or other institutions, want to control what people think and say, they censor what people write and speak. The stories in this collection are about various forms of censorship.
Although fictional, the journey David takes once free from a labor camp reflects that of many of the inmates in such camps.
Russia's Tsar orders a firing-squad charade to show Dostoevsky and his colleagues what happens to lawbreakers.
After prison, Dostoevsky has failed love relationships and becomes addicted to gambling.
From young to old work was the way to success, according to Soviet Dictators.
Although his family continues to try to see him, Edgardo decides to remain with the Catholic Church.
Mary Tudor names Elizabeth as her successor; Elizabeth becomes Queen at age twenty-five and reigns for nearly 45 years.
English colonists in America are tired of the taxes and jurisdictions that the British impose, and make their intentions known.
This image depicts the town of Lillehammer, Norway (as it appeared in 2005). Erling Storrusten was living in this town when he was part of Milorg, Nor...
Catholic Mary seeks help from Protestant Queen Elizabeth, who instead keeps her under house arrest for nineteen years.
The United States joins WWI, starts a military draft which many oppose, and passes the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917 and 1918.
8-4.1 Importance of agriculture in antebellum South Carolina
Three strokes of the axe take Marys head, and Elizabeth guarantees there are no relics and no proper burial.
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