Russia Sells Famed Imperial Prison at Auction

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Russia Sells Famed Imperial Prison at Auction

A notorious Russian prison complex that once housed jailed revolutionaries, toppled ministers and Soviet dissidents will be turned into a hotel, restaurants, museum and art gallery after being sold at auction on Friday, the site's new owner said.

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Russia sells famed imperial prison at auction

A notorious Russian prison complex that once housed jailed revolutionaries, toppled ministers and Soviet dissidents will be turned into a hotel, restaurants, museum and art gallery after being sold at auction on Friday, the site’s new owner said. Bolshevik revolutionary Leon Trotsky and writer Joseph Brodsky are among the roll call of famous Russians who were imprisoned at the Kresty jail complex in the imperial capital of Saint Petersburg. Name…

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A famous prison in St. Petersburg has been sold at auction. The massive building will be transformed into a hotel with restaurants, a museum and art galleries. The property was purchased by a company for more than 12 million euros.

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St. Petersburg, 21 Feb 2025 (AFP) – A famous prison in St. Petersburg, Russia, where revolutionaries and dissidents were once locked up, was auctioned to be turned into a hotel, restaurant, museum and art galleries, said the new owner on Friday. This large red brick prison complex in the shape of [...] Read more Russia: A famous St. Petersburg prison sold at auction appeared first on MARINE & OCEANS.