Russia’s War on Terror For the tsarist regime, Siberia was a ‘vast prison without a roof’, where thousands of revolutionaries and political opponents were exiled. It became, as Daniel Beer explains, a laboratory of the Russian Revolution. Daniel Beer | Published in History Today Volume 66 Issue 6 June 2016 To continue reading this article you need to purchase a subscription, available from only £5. Start my trial subscription now If you have already purchased access, or are a print & archive subscriber, please ensure you are logged in. Please email digital@historytoday.com if you have any problems. Russia Related Articles Killings and the Kremlin Russia: Forever a Time of Troubles Popular articles Christmas Before Charles Dickens The First Christmas Tree