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Synopsis
Set in a small and tight-knit community of 'honest criminals' in a remote part of the former Soviet Union, this is a tale of an extreme childhood - exotic, violent and completely unique. Nicolai Lilin gained his 'education' as a member of the Siberian Urkas - a self-contained criminal fraternity - in a forgotten corner of Eastern Europe. It was a remarkable upbringing, defined by an elaborate set of riuals and strict codes of honour. The community had a deep distrust of outsiders - especially the police and state authorities - and split itself into 'honest' and 'dishonest' criminals. Even their youngest children were taught to understand violence and when it was appropriate to use it. By the age of six, Nicolai Lilin is given his first 'pike knife' by an uncle and by the age of twelve he has been convicted of attempted murder. A huge bestseller in Lilin's current home country, Italy, Siberian Education is an extraordinary snapshot of a violent world.
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"Terrifying, fascinating, horrific and violent - Lilin's memoir is an eye-opening and gripping account of a childhood spent in the brutal Siberian underworld." -- Simon Sebag-Montifiore, author of Young Stalin
"Force yourself to forget about categories of good and evil, you have to just be there and read ... produces a thrill of pleasure that is hard to forget." --Roberto Saviano, author of Gomorrah
"Portrays an extreme kind of childhood where quarrels between children and settled with knives." --Rolling Stone
"Lilin is the last heir in a dynasty of criminals."
--GQ
Book Description
A shocking expose of an extraordinary Siberian criminal underworld
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- PublisherCanongate Books
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1847677770
- ISBN 13 9781847677778
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages304
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