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  2. Peter and Paul Fortress - Wikipedia

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    Peter and Paul Fortress. The fortress was established by Peter the Great on May 16 (Old Style; henceforth "(O.S.)"; May 27 by the Gregorian calendar) 1703 on small Hare Island by the north bank of the Neva river. From around 1720, the fort served as a base for the city garrison and also as a prison for high-ranking or political prisoners.

  3. Mamertine Prison - Wikipedia

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    Prison of the Holy Apostles Peter & Paul (Mamertinum) The Mamertine Prison in Rome, with an altar commemorating the imprisonment of Saints Peter and Paul there. The Mamertine Prison (Italian: Carcere Mamertino), in antiquity the Tullianum, was a prison (carcer) with a dungeon located in the Comitium in ancient Rome.

  4. Solovetsky Stone (Saint Petersburg) - Wikipedia

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    The Solovetsky Stone is a monument to the victims of political repression in the Soviet Union and to those who have fought and fight for freedom. It stands in Troitskaya (Trinity) Square in Saint Petersburg, near several other buildings directly related to political repression in the Soviet era—the House of Tsarist Political Prisoners; the prison and necropolis of the Peter and Paul Fortress ...

  5. Category:Peter and Paul Fortress - Wikipedia

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    Burials at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg (53 P) P. Prisoners of the Peter and Paul Fortress (75 P) Pages in category "Peter and Paul Fortress"

  6. Category:Prisoners of the Peter and Paul Fortress - Wikipedia

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    People incarcerated in the Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg Pages in category "Prisoners of the Peter and Paul Fortress" The following 75 pages are in this category, out of 75 total.

  7. Pope makes Easter visit to fortress prison holding ex-mafiosi

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    Pope Francis visited a fortress prison holding mafia turncoats on Thursday for a traditional Holy Week foot-washing ritual.

  8. Mariia Vetrova - Wikipedia

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    She was imprisoned in Peter and Paul Fortress, where she self-immolated on 20 February [O.S. 8 February] 1897 and died from her burns on 24 February [O.S. 12 February] 1897. [2] The prison authorities attempted to cover up her suicide, [1] and she was secretly buried in the Transfiguration Cemetery . [3]

  9. Prisoners of Profit - The Huffington Post

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    A graduate of St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y., Slattery worked for the Sheraton Hotel corporation beginning in the 1970s. While working at a hotel in Queens, Slattery became close to his boss’s son, Morris Horn. The two joined forces with other investors to start a property management company, buying up older hotels across New York City.