Vladimir Pereverzin was imprisoned for seven years in some of Russia's most notorious jails and penal colonies on fabricated charges of embezzlement and fraud.
Pereverzin tells Business Insider about life in Russian jails and prisons, including details about police interrogations, solitary confinement, and forced labor.
He describes the conditions in prison camps and discusses his time behind bars at several of the penal colonies that also held the Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny.
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Persons:
Vladimir Pereverzin, Alexey Navalny
Organizations:
Business
Locations:
Russian