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Vyacheslav Andreevich Mayer (Nekras the Red). 'Scratch the Ass'
Essays on Prison Morals
Moscow, 1995
The author, a sociologist and dissident who emigrated from the USSR, has firsthand knowledge of Siberia's criminal underworld. His essays explore fascinating and instructive criminal stories and fates, camp life, customs, and mores. The book is distinguished by its keen psychological observations and ruthless social analysis.
It is intended for a wide audience.
This book has its own history. It was published twice in Siberia and became a bestseller there. It was also published twice abroad: in Hungary and Japan. Now it is being published in Moscow.
"This is, you know, a rather disgusting story, beautifully and well-written, about the progress of man's dehumanization." - Jacques Rossi, French. Prisoner of Soviet camps from 1939 to 1961. Author of a guide to the Gulag.