They plan to turn the legendary St. Petersburg pre-trial detention center “Kresty” into a concert and museum venue. According to Mash, the potential new owner is the head of the PMI corporation, Evgeny Finkelstein.
The auction for the historical building of the former pre-trial detention center will take place on Friday, the starting price is 1.1 billion rubles. And Finkelstein intends to win it – his company organizes concerts; in 2021, journalists estimated the businessman’s fortune at 2.59 billion rubles. If purchased, he plans to organize a concert and museum cluster there for large events, exhibitions, and so on.
In his comment to us, Finkelstein did not refute the information, but also did not provide details. He only admitted that he wants to build a “museum of good and evil” on the site of the “Crosses.” For this, he has: plots of 3.9 hectares and buildings (some of them are cultural heritage sites) – 41.2k square meters. Only 25.5k rubles per square meter of prison.
And also the Church of St. Prince Alexander Nevsky, which is located in the very heart of the former pre-trial detention center. It is not for sale, and services are still held there every Saturday. Our brothers from Mash on the Moika told (and showed) more about them.
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The old “Crosses” have long been deserted, but prayers are still heard among the abandoned buildings – in the very heart of the former pre-trial detention center, services are held every Saturday in the Church of St. Prince Alexander Nevsky. The church continues to live thanks to a small but close-knit community.…
