Alexander Podrabinek is a Russian journalist, dissident, human rights activist, and commentator. He is the author of Punitive Medicine, which details the Soviet Union's use of psychiatric hospitals against political prisoners. He remains an active writer and commentator covering Russian political and social affairs.

Part 1.

1. How to Quit Smoking and Start Writing Your Memoirs

2. Childhood

3. Pushkin Square

4. Elektrostal

5. Moscow

6. A Man of Freedom

[...] Moscow Day-to-Day

8. Three Comrades

9. Ladies from the Last Century

10. The Writing Itch

11. Impatience

12. From Illusions to Reality

13. Psychiatry: First Steps

14. Do You Recognize Your Brother Sasha?"

15. 1977. Tallin. New Year's

16. The Belyaevsky Triangle

17. Our Answer to Chamberlain

18. Journey to Siberia

19. The Empire Strikes Back

20. West--East

21. Cherchez la femme

22. Dress Rehearsal

23. Farewell to Arms!

24. The Art of the Interrogation

25. Correspondents and Diplomats

26. "Ambulance"

27. In the KGB's Cross-Hairs

28. No One Wanted to Leave

29. "Tailed"

30. First Test

31. Hostages

32. Moment of Weakness

33. Our Man in the KGB

34. The Working Commission

35. My Last Few Days

Part 2.

36. Matrosskaya Tishina

37. Young Children

38. Investigation Trial

39. Krasnaya Presnya

40. Long-Distance Journey

41. Chuna

42. Barmakon

43. Honeymoon

44. The Pole of Cold

45. Yakutia Prison

46. Death Row

47. Idiotic Investigation

48. Eros Watches/Wide-Awake

49. Difficulties of Legal/Judicial Proceedings

50. Once Again, a Trial

51. Bolshaya Markha

52. Labor Is a Matter of Honor, Courage, and Heroism

53. A Prison Within a Prison

54. Criminals

55. "Only on the Green"

56. Rock-busting

57. Solitude Hunger

58. Cold Dreams

59. Another Moment of Weakness

60. Stooges

61. Tuberculosis

62. The Infirmary

63. Driven from Paradise

64. Pleasant Prison Camp Life

65. Final Round

66. Ode to the Quilted Vest/Jacket

67. Tempted by Freedom