TOBOLSK, SIBERIA, RUSSIA - JANUARY 20: A monument to Fyodor Dostoevsky, a famous classic Russian writer, by a sculptor Mikhail Pereyaslavets in the city of Tobolsk, Russia. The monument was opened in 2010, and stands next to the Church of Peter and Paul, not far from the the Prison Castle, a strict regime prison in Tobolsk. The prison was built during 1838-1855. The architectural ensemble consisted of several cell blocks, a hospital for prisoners, an administrative building, and other premises. Through it's history, especially during the Soviets, the conditions in the prison were considered stricter than in colony. One of the most famous prisoners of the prison were Mikhail Mikhaylov, Vladimir Korolenko, Nikolay Chernyshevski. Fyodor Dostoyevski, a famous Russian writer, spent about 10 days in one of the prisons in Tobolsk while he was transferred to Omsk for penal servitude. The prison was closed in 1989. Now the Prison Castle is opened to tourists. It accomodates the city archive, a museum, a hostel, a libraty, etc. Tourists can stay in a hostel which used to be a block of sweat-boxes (punishments cells).(Photo by Alexander Aksakov/Getty Images)
