Conversation one hour before execution. Stories about criminals, court, and death row

Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko - Russian writer, author of the great novel “In a bad society”, became famous as one of the first special correspondents. At the turn of the century, he every time he raced on the instructions of the editorial office where the tragedy happens. He received his first confession as a supporter of humiliated, insulted and unfairly convicted.
He acted as a human rights activist in a number of fabricated trials, openly denounced the wandered officials, torture and execution in prisons, and advocated humanistic values. Essays on the most high -profile cases, as well as on morals reigning in court, army and prisons, formed the basis of this book.
About the morals in Russian prisons, criminals and crimes, innocently convicted and recidivists, victories and defeats in the fight against evil and injustice, this book tells