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Vladimir Kononovich | |
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Владимир Осипович Кононович | |
 Kononovich in 1889 | |
| Born | 1838 |
| Died | 1917 |
| Occupation | Official |
Vladimir Osipovich Kononovich, (Russian: Владимир Осипович Кононович; 1838 – 1917) was a Russian government official who served as officer in command of the Kara prison and mines as well as commandant to the prison colony on the island of Sakhalin during the late 19th century. He is remembered for his liberal attitudes and lenience shown towards exiles.
Life
[edit]Vladimir Kononovich was born in Yekaterinoslav Governorate (now a part of modern Ukraine) in 1838. He studied at the Polotsk Cadet Corps, at the Konstantinovsky Military School. In 1860 he became adjutant to N.V. Busse, the military governor of the Amur region. He then held a position working with the administration of troops of the Amur region.[1]
Beginning in 1876 he became the governor of Kara katorga He resigned his position in 1881, as a result of new instructions regarding the treatment of political exiles that he found both impolitic and cruel.
He returned to St. Petersburg where he became a representative of the Cossack forces of the Trans-Baikal. He lived there until he was appointed command of the exiles on Sakhalin in 1888.[2]
Legacy
[edit]American journalist George Kennan mentions him in his book Siberia and the Exile System . Kennan never met Kononovich, but shares the information he learned about him from political exiles and government officials.
A. P. Chekhov wrote about meeting him in his book, Sakhalin Island.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Konstantinova, T.A. (2000). "Kononovich V. O." Encyclopedia of Transbaikalia. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ Kennan, George (1891). Siberia and the Exile System. London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. pp. 207–222.
- ^ Chekhov, Anton (1989) [1895]. Остров Сахалин [The Island of Sakhalin] (in Russian). Translated by Terpak, Luba; Terpak, Michael. The Folio Society. p. 15. ISBN 9781847497864.
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