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Detention at Narva Road 18

Detainees were held at Narva Road 18 in 1944, according to the article.

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The article describes a former officers’ residence at Narva Road 18 whose cellar and other rooms filled with detainees in 1944. Witnesses recalled interrogations at night in a room above an archway. One former prisoner described being transferred through Patarei and a prison in Lasnamäe to Kolyma. The building may seem ordinary from the street, but in that account it was the first stage of a long journey through the repressive system.

Practical information

Address: Narva maantee 18

View the residence from the street; do not enter the cellar or homes.