Vladimir Central prison address museum

Museum "Vladimir Central" (Vladimir, Russia) - exhibitions, opening hours, address, phone numbers, official website. Previous photo Exhibits of the Vladimir Central Museum The museum is closed.

It is known that the beautiful ancient city of Vladimir, one of the historical centers of North-Eastern Rus', is famous not only for the architectural masterpieces of great architects, but also for the fact that it is located on the highway along which convicts were driven to Siberia for a long time. So it’s not at all surprising that one of the city’s museums is dedicated to this topic. Moreover, famous politicians, artists, and military men served their sentences here. In many ways, the exhibition of the Vladimir Central Museum is dedicated to them.

The state house lay on the road that ran east of Moscow, and along it, for many, many months, prisoners were led to the harsh Siberian penal servitude. Today, the beginning of this mournful path bears a rather cynical name - the Enthusiasts Highway.

The Vladimir Central appeared in one of the oldest Russian cities back in the 18th century, during the reign of Empress Catherine II. But the prison received its modern name only at the beginning of the 20th century. In those days, terrorists, coup participants and other dangerous “elements” were kept here. Some of them, after they left this vale of sorrow and the revolution happened, sent their former opponents here. For example, one of the prisoners during the Russian Empire was the future party functionary Frunze. But this prison is most famous and associated with the terrible time of Soviet repression of the 30-50s. A great many people disliked by the authorities were imprisoned within the walls, including former prominent party leaders, actors, doctors, ordinary workers and children of white officers. It is difficult to imagine how many people found their final refuge in the Vladimir Central: they were tortured in dungeons or shot in the prison yard. After World War II, the prison added new “guests” - these were German prisoners of war.

The gloomy building still bears its sad cross. It is all the more surprising that in 1996 a museum was opened here. Its exhibition includes records of famous prisoners, crafts, photographs and originals of various, usually sad, documents. It is in the Vladimir Central Museum that you can become more familiar with the history of this institution, from its inception to the present day.

In addition, the exhibition includes shackles, stocks and other devices for controlling prisoners. Using wax figures and “interior” items, some moments from the life of those serving sentences are illustrated. The museum makes a strong, but rather gloomy impression. The proximity of an active prison, which is very depressing with its dark atmosphere, also has an effect.

Practical information

Address: Vladimir, st. Bolshaya Nizhegorodskaya, 67. How to get there: the nearest stop is “Kamanina Street”, where buses No. 2 and 28 and trolleybus No. 10 stop.

Golden Gate

The Golden Gate, built in 1164, was once the main entrance to the city from the west. The small structure had a whole range of functions. Firstly, the gates allowed those who came in peace into the city and were closed in front of the enemy. Secondly, there was a platform on top from which the uninvited guests were fired upon. And thirdly, the whole thing was crowned by the gate church, which blesses those entering the city. Only the gate arch remains from the 12th century building. Everything else was completed in the 18th century. The monument is open for inspection; there is a military exhibition in the gate church.

The Golden Gate is included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List.

Opening hours: 10.00-18.00. Day off is Thursday, sanitary day is the last Friday of the month.

Schedule

Vladimir Central has fairly favorable conditions for prisoners. The repair was carried out according to European standards. Refrigerators and televisions are located in a separate chamber.

Convicts are monitored around the clock using an advanced video surveillance system.

Additionally, the prison is equipped with special sensors for unauthorized opening of doors or windows for the transfer of food.

Prisoners' daily routine:

Convicts must wake up at 6:00 by a special sound signal (lights out at 22:00).
On holidays, the curfew schedule may be moved to 00:00.
Daily walks in the fresh air are carried out for one hour.
Prisoners have the right to visit the recreation room and chapel (the recreation rooms have televisions and board games, and those who wish can use the library).
Meals are provided three times a day.
During the day, prisoners can work (about a fifth of prisoners use this opportunity).
Convicts who are not involved in work are kept in their cells (except during walks).
Prisoners who do not have a profession can take advantage of the right to vocational or secondary vocational training.

The Vladimir Central is equipped with several thousand square meters of free space. This territory is equipped for production .

Prisoners produce goods in numerous areas - food, sports equipment, plastic products, building materials and souvenirs.

, metalworking and woodworking workshops have been opened . Women are mostly involved in clothing production.

Vladimir Central Museum

The Vladimir Central Museum is the most unusual museum in Vladimir. The legendary prison was built under Catherine II in the 18th century. In the 20th century, it became a state security prison, through which not only especially dangerous criminals passed, but also political prisoners. Here sat the writer and philosopher Daniil Andreev, academician Vasily Parin, American pilot Harry Powers, son of Joseph Stalin Vasily. The exhibition tells about the conditions of detention of prisoners and their fates, shows drawings and crafts of those who are serving time in the Vladimir Central.

Attention! Visiting the prison museum is possible only with written permission from the Federal Penitentiary Service.

You can also see Vladimir on one-day excursions

Why is it called that?

In 1906, the prison received central status , which gave rise to the abbreviated name “central”. In those days, the bulk of prisoners were political figures.

In a modern prison, the population of convicts has been significantly expanded, but the name “Vladimir Central” is firmly entrenched. Officially, the prison is called the institution FKU T-2 of the Federal Penitentiary Service for the Vladimir Region .

Who is sitting in the "Black Dolphin"? You can find a list of prisoners on our website.

Multi-day bus tours to Vladimir from Moscow

A bus tour to Vladimir is an unforgettable journey to the origins of the Russian state, to its ancient history, to magnificent architectural monuments included in the UNESCO list. Vladimir is the symbol of the Golden Ring of Russia and its main city. A bus tour to Vladimir from Moscow, organized by a tourist agency, gives you the opportunity to see with your own eyes the treasures of Russian antiquity, feel the breath of centuries and feel a sense of pride and love for your country.

Excursions to Vladimir from Moscow can last from two days to a week, depending on the intensity of the program. All bus tours to Vladimir, organized by our travel agency, begin at one of the metro stations (Turgenevskaya or VDNKh) with a transfer to the destination. Their route, in addition to Vladimir, includes the cities of the Golden Ring and other famous places in northeastern Russia: Suzdal, Rostov Veliky, Sergiev Posad, Pereslavl Zalessky, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Nizhny Novgorod, Ivanovo, Bogolyubovo and others. Weekend tours to Vladimir, limited to two days, provide the opportunity to get acquainted with a relatively small part of this treasury, but will leave no less an impression.

Excursions in Vladimir include visits to the following city attractions:

The Golden Gate is a symbol of Vladimir and the entire Golden Ring, its main attraction. A unique monument of ancient Russian white stone architecture;
Mother of God Nativity Monastery, founded in the 12th – 13th centuries. It is called the Vladimir Kremlin. Burial place of Alexander Nevsky;
White stone Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It suffered greatly from the Mongol-Tatar invasion. The wall painting was restored in the 15th century by Andrei Rublev and Daniil Cherny. The frescoes have been preserved, and you can see with your own eyes the brilliant creations of Russian icon painters;
Openwork Demetrius Cathedral of the early 12th century;
A very interesting museum “Old Vladimir” with an observation deck
and many other places in this unique city that you will see when you go on a tour to Vladimir from Moscow.

We hope that the bus tour to Vladimir from Moscow will leave you with an unforgettable impression, give you many exciting moments and strengthen your love for the fatherland.

Reception schedule for citizens and relatives

Reception of citizens by the prison management is carried out from Monday to Friday from 14:00 to 16:00 . Citizens can submit applications for visits with prisoners and arrange transfers according to a certain schedule, deviations from which are unacceptable.

Sample documents and requirements applicable for parcels are freely available on the official website of the prison.

Schedule of work with citizens:

The room for receiving parcels and parcels is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 8:00 to 17:00 (break from 13:00 to 14:00).
Reception of parcels and short-term visits is allowed from 10:00 to 16:00 from Tuesday to Saturday (Monday and Sunday are days off, delivery of parcels to prisoners is carried out from 16:00 to 17:00).
The room for long-term visits operates in accordance with the application schedule (some convicts have the right to three-day visits with relatives).
Written appeals from citizens are considered within thirty days or seven days if resolving the issue is not within the competence of the prison administration (similar rules apply to appeals in electronic form).

Where is the Black Dolphin prison located? Find out about this from our article.

Prison foundation

Immediately after becoming familiar with the decree, the Vladimir viceroyal government ordered the architect Nikolai von Berk to develop a project and draw up an estimate for the construction of a provincial “worker’s house.”

As a result, it was decided to limit ourselves to the construction of four huts with canopies and closets, as well as a square log house with a width and length of 9 arshins.

More than 145 rubles were spent on the construction of this state house from the provincial treasury, and already in August 1783 the prison was opened.

Pereslavl-Zalessky

There are so many interesting sights in Pereslavl-Zalessky that you want to stay here longer
After Sergiev Posad, the route of the Golden Ring leads to Pereslavl-Zalessky

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The city is so rich in attractions that you will have to carefully plan your visit to the sites in order to have time to see everything. There are a good dozen churches and monasteries alone - and all are worthy of attention, at least because of their antiquity. Be sure to devote time to museums: the ethnographic “Horse in a Coat”
, the historical
Alexander Nevsky
, the educational
Museum of Radio
and
the History of Money
, and there is also
the Railway Museum
,
the Museum of Vendace
,
Tricks and Wits

the Museum of the Iron and Teapot
will be remembered for a long time and will lift your spirits .
The boat of Peter I
is one of the oldest Russian museums, after visiting which you should enjoy the marvelous landscapes
of Lake Pleshcheyevo
, where Peter I built his famous amusing flotilla.
On the shore of the reservoir lies the Blue Stone
- a boulder of impressive size and unusual blue-gray color, considered miraculous for centuries.
And that's not all: Alexandrova Mountain
,
the Kremlin
in the city center,
the Russian Park
and
the “Berendey House”
with fun events in the traditional folk style. In short, you want to stay in Pereslavl for at least a week - fortunately, the developed infrastructure allows this.

What to try:

smoked vendace fish, pancakes with red caviar, sbiten, tea from a real samovar.

What to bring:

delicious vendace, original souvenirs from museums - ceramic and cast iron irons, copper samovars, porcelain dishes, coasters.

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What do you associate with the city of Vladimir?

With beautiful ancient temples and monasteries on the banks of the Klyazma River? With historical monuments and world heritage sites?

With interesting museums, where you can learn in detail about famous people and events of the city?

That’s all true. But even if you’ve never been into chanson, it’s unlikely that you’ve never heard Mikhail Krug’s “superhit” “Vladimir Central,” and, willy-nilly, Vladimir is associated with this institution. And considering that, according to statistics, almost a quarter of the Russian population is either behind bars at the moment or has been behind bars before, the prison topic is very interesting to modern society.

And no one has canceled the proverb “out of pocket and out of prison.”

However, the Vladimir Central is also a very historical object.

He appeared back in the days

Assumption Cathedral

Many people may be surprised by the beautiful city of Vladimir. Where to go if you are a religious and believing person? Be sure to go to the Assumption Cathedral, which is the most important architectural monument. It is distinguished by the fact that it was created from white stone. Belongs to the Russian Orthodox Church. There is a museum on site. Let us note that it was this cathedral that became the prototype of the Assumption Cathedral in the Kremlin. By the way, there are still frescoes by Andrei Rublev here.

Today it is a functioning cathedral, where services are regularly held. However, there are also disadvantages. Let us note that many frescoes are in disrepair due to the fact that the required temperature and humidity are not observed. As for the shrines, there are the relics of many saints, as well as lists of three icons, namely Vladimir, Maksimov and Bogolyubov. Tourists will be pleasantly surprised by the interior appearance of the cathedral. It is distinguished by its particular solemnity and simplicity, which allows you to create a surprisingly sublime, but at the same time, light perception. Now you know where in Vladimir you can go to admire the beautiful architectural monuments and wonderful religious buildings. But we forgot about another key cathedral.

Vladimir

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