Semyon Removsky, From the Bottom of Life - People and Fates, in two volumes, in Russian. Vorkuta - New York, 1984. Both books are signed by the author. Publisher's paperback. Semion P. Removsky was a film director until his imprisonment in 1927. He spent 29 years in Soviet prison camps as a political prisoner. During one of many escape attempts from Vorkuta, he was shot in the legs which were later amputated. He was released in 1956 and received permission to emigrate to Israel in 1972. Vintage Collectible Home Library Books.