Eufrosinia Kersnovskaya
Eufrosinia Antonovna Kersnovskaya | |
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Odessa, Russian Empire (modern Ukraine) | |
| Died | 8 March 1994 (aged 86) |
| Parent(s) | Anton Antonovich Kersnovski-sr. (died in 1936-1939) and Alexandra Alekseevna Kersnovskaya (née Karavasili) (1878 – 17 january 1964) |
| Relatives | Anton Antonovich Kersnovski (brother) (1905 – 24 June 1944) |
| Website | http://www.gulag.su |
Eufrosinia Antonovna Kersnovskaya (Russian: Евфроси́ния Анто́новна Керсно́вская; 8 January 1908 – 8 March 1994) was a Russian woman who spent 12 years in Gulag camps and wrote her memoirs in 12 notebooks, 2,200,000 characters, accompanied with 680 pictures.
She wrote three copies of the work. In 1968, friends typed
Biography
Eufrosinia Kersnovskaya was born in
In 1940, Bessarabia was annexed by the
In 1942 she attempted to escape, but was recaptured and sentenced to death. She refused to ask for clemency and wrote on a sheet of paper provided to her for this purpose: "I cannot demand justice, I do not want to ask for mercy". Kernovskaya's death sentence was nevertheless commuted to 10 years of
works.After the discharge in 1953 she lived in Yessentuki and wrote her memoirs during 1964–1968, which were published only in 1990.
Her memoirs are illustrated by hundreds of drawings of life in the Gulag. They are also remarkable for the quality of the drawings.
Bibliography
- Керсновская Е.А. "Наскальная живопись". - М.: КВАДРАТ, 1991;
- Kersnovskaja Е. "Ach Herr wenn unsre Sünden uns verklagen". - Kiel: NEUER MALIK VERLAG, 1991.
- Kersnovskaja Е. "Coupable de rien". - Paris: PLON, 1994.
- Керсновская Е.А. "Сколько стоит человек". - 6 volumes, Moscow, ООО "МОЖАЙСК-ТЕРРА", 2000-2001.
See also
References
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External links
- "How Much Is a Person Worth? in English" How Much Is a Person Worth? English translation Archived 2011-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Russian) How Much Is a Person Worth? Archived 2004-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
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