How Long to Read On Dissidents and Madness

How Long Does it Take to Read On Dissidents and Madness?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 3 minutes to read On Dissidents and Madness by Robert van Voren

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The book contains the memoirs of Robert van Voren covering the period 1977-2008 and provides unique insights into the dissident movement in the Soviet Union in the 1980s, both inside the country and abroad.As a result of his close friendship with many of the leading dissidents and his dozens of trips to the USSR as a courier, he had intimate knowledge of the ins and outs of the dissident movement and participated in many of the campaigns to obtain the release of Soviet political prisoners. In the late 1980s he became involved in building a humane and ethical practice of psychiatry in Eastern Europe and the (ex-) USSR, based on respect for the human rights of persons with mental illness.The book describes the dissident movement and many of the people who formed it, mental health reformers in Eastern Europe and the response of the Western psychiatric community, the battle with the World Psychiatric Association over Soviet, and later, Chinese political abuse of psychiatry, his contacts with former KGB officers and problems with the KGB's successor organization, the FSB. It also vividly describes the emotional effects of serving as a courier for the dissident movement, the fear of arrest, the pain of seeing friends disappear for many years into camps and prisons, sometimes never to return.

How long is On Dissidents and Madness?

On Dissidents and Madness by Robert van Voren is 296 pages long, and a total of 75,776 words.

This makes it 100% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read On Dissidents and Madness Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 54 minutes to read On Dissidents and Madness aloud.

What Reading Level is On Dissidents and Madness?

On Dissidents and Madness is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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