Sukhanov Special Regime Prison

In 1931, when the prison was built, the regime was mild. But after 4 years the prison was disbanded.

Not far from the prison was located Sukhanov estate, as a result of which the new prison was called Sukhanovskaya. Sometimes it was called “Dacha Torture” and “Special Object No. 110”.

In 1937, by order of M. I. Kalinin, all the buildings of the monastery, on the territory of which the prison was located, and the territory around them, which were intended for political prisoners, were given to the NKVD. The organizer of the construction of the prison is Lavrentiy Beria, People's Commissar of the NKVD.

At the end of the war, all the buildings were given to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In May 1992, the St. Catherine Monastery was restored.