RUSSIA'S ALCATRAZ: Surviving Russia’s Toughest Prison in Saint Petersburg / What is Life in Prison?
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Nov 14, 2025 16:09
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People, my today's episode is about how people lived and died in Russia’s infamous prison, the Kresty. You’ll find out who was sent to the psych ward; how inmates were tortured; who remained inside even after the prison was moved elsewhere. Today we’re going to tell you what it was really like being in St. Petersburg ill-famed ‘Crosses’ prison.
If you look at the ‘Crosses’ from above, it becomes clear where the name comes from. The prison consisted of two cross-shaped buildings with towers in the center. Why so? The towers were meant for the guards who could see all four wings right through.
The harsh survival conditions generated a set of very strict rules. Anyone who broke them might not have even survived till their trial. And all this was happening in the center of St. Petersburg.
Our reporter Stan Guryanov visited this unique historical site and talked to the Kresty’s former inmates.
This is Lyadov and How People Live from St. Petersburg.
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