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Lukyanivska Prison

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Background

Lukianivska Prison (Ukrainian: Лук'янівська в'язниця, transliterated: "Luk'janivsjka v'jaznitsja") is a famous historical prison in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, located in the central Lukianivka neighborhood of the city. It is officially known as SIZO#13 (Ukrainian: Слідчий ізолятор№13, Slidchyi izoliator #13) which is a portmanteau for Slidchyi IZOliator (Ukrainian: слідчий ізолятор). Though the facility is now functioning as a pre-conviction detention center, it is still colloquially called a "prison". The compound now includes minor examples of the historical architecture. The prison is infamous for its poor condition.

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Year opened

1863

Operational

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Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1863

Region

Kyiv

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Death-row facility

No

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Notable inmates

  • Sergei Parajanov
    Sergei Parajanov
    1924–1990 · film director

    Sergei Iosifovich Parajanov (January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter.

  • Yuriy Stemashchuk
    1920–1945
  • Maksym Slavinsky
    Maksym Slavinsky
    1868–1945 · writer

    Maksym Slavinsky (also as Slavynsky Ukrainian: Макси́м Анто́нович Слави́нський; Russian: Макси́м Анто́нович Слави́нский; 12 August 1868 in Stavyshche, Kiev Governorate – 23 November 1945 in Kiev) was a Ukrainian journalist, political and public figure, diplomat and statesman.

  • Archduke Wilhelm of Austria
    Archduke Wilhelm of Austria
    1895–1948 · poet
  • Pavel Platonovich Potocki
    Pavel Platonovich Potocki
    1857–1938 · military historian

    Pavel Platonovich Potosky (December 12, 1857 - August 26, 1938) was a Russian military leader, hero of World War I and military historian.

  • Sergei Parajanov
    Sergei Parajanov
    1924–1990 · film director

    Sergei Iosifovich Parajanov (January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter.

  • Mykoła Kowalewski
    1892–1957 · politician
  • Mykhailo Kryvynyuk
    Mykhailo Kryvynyuk
    1871–1944 · philologist
  • Kyrylo Osʹmak
    Kyrylo Osʹmak
    1890–1960 · agronomist

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Lukyanivska Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lukyanivska-prison
Chicago
"Lukyanivska Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lukyanivska-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-lukyanivska-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Lukyanivska Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lukyanivska-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}