1. Served penal labor in Omsk

    · Omsk Fortress Prison, Omsk, Russia

    Served penal labor in Omsk
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    For four years Dostoyevsky was a hard-labor prisoner in the Omsk fortress prison, an experience foundational to The House of the Dead. Continuous presence covered 1850–1854; coordinates represent the historic Omsk Fortress area.

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