MOSCOW. Aug 2 (Interfax) - The leader of the National Bolshevik Party (NBP) Eduard Limonov is kept in Saratov's jail in "bearable conditions" writing short stories, the NBP headquarters have told an Interfax reporter.
"At the Lefortovo Prison where Limonov spent about 14 months, he was allowed a separate cell where he could write anything he liked. Over the time of his imprisonment, he wrote seven books, including Drugaya Rossiya or Different Russia, for publishing excerpts from which the NBP printing organ [Limonka] was outlawed," reported head of the NBP Moscow branch Anatoly Tishin who is also acting party leader.
In Saratov's jail where he shares the cell with two convicts, it is extremely difficult for Limonov to engage in literary work, Tishin said.
He reported that the NBP leader had no grudge about prison guards. "The block is quite comfortable, there is a TV set in Limonov's cell, lawyers can visit him and food can be delivered without any restrictions and it can be said that the regime in Saratov's jail is gentle enough," said Tishin.
Limonov and six party associates are accused of premeditating terrorism, attempting to form armed units and keeping arms illegally. Limonov is also accused of making calls to topple the state system in Russia.