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Soviet prison becomes tourist destination
short by Aarushi Maheshwari / on Saturday, 1 October, 2016
A former Soviet gulag (prison and forced labour camp) in Estonia has become a popular destination for divers and locals, as a lake has submerged over half of the 75-feet building abandoned around 25 years ago. The Rummu prison, dubbed the Alcatraz of Europe, was abandoned after Estonia gained independence from the Soviet Union.
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