A voice from the past - Illustration shows the ghost of Louis XVI of France warning Nicholas II of Russia to not make a hasty decision regarding the imprisoned writer Maxim Gorky and to heed the "Petition" and impassioned pleas for his release. Political Cartoon, 1905

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Photo credit: © Niday Picture Library / Alamy / Afripics
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