What is exile?
Q: What is exile?
A: Exile is when someone is sent away from the country or area where they live, usually for political reasons or because they have committed a crime.
Q: Are people exiled in democratic countries?
A: No, people are not typically exiled in democratic countries.
Q: Who were the Jews exiled to Babylon?
A: The Jews were exiled to Babylon in the Old Testament.
Q: What happened in Ancient Greece and Rome?
A: In Ancient Greece and Rome, people were often sent into exile.
Q: How did Russia/the Soviet Union treat exiles?
A: For several centuries Russia (in the 20th century the Soviet Union) sent many people into exile, often to labour camps in Siberia.
Q: Who was Napoléon Bonaparte and why was he exiled?
A: Napoléon Bonaparte was a famous French leader who was defeated by allied forces and subsequently exiled from France first to Elba and then to Saint Helena.
Q:Who was Pablo Casals and why did he go into self-imposed exile?
A:Pablo Casals was a cellist who went into self-imposed exile as a protest against the government of Francisco Franco. He said he would not come back until Spain was a democracy but unfortunately died two years before Franco's death.
