Lubyanka Prison

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  • Address
    Lubyanskaya pl, city centre
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Lubyanka

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In the 1930s, Lubyanka Prison was the feared destination of thousands of innocent victims of Stalin's purges. Today the grey building, no longer a prison, looming on the northeastern side of the square is the headquarters of the KGB's successor, the FSB (Federal Security Service). The FSB doesn't operate foreign spies (that's now done by a separate External Intelligence Service, the SVR), but still keeps a pretty good eye on domestic goings-on. The building is not open to the public.