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Federal Governmental Institution â correctional colony No. 1 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Republic of Mordovia, also known as the Mordovian Zone (Russian: ÐоÑдовÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð·Ð¾Ð½Ð°, Mordovskaya zona) is a Russian prison located in the settlement of Sosnovka in Mordovia. It is one of the seven maximum-security supermax prisons operated by the Federal Penitentiary Service for convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in Russia. Both life prisoners and prisoners sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment serve their sentences in the Mordovian Zone.
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Year opened
1931
Operational
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Operator
Federal Penitentiary ServicePopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1931
Region
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Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
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Dmitry Nikolayevich Balakin (Russian: ÐмиÌÑÑий ÐиколаÌÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ ÐалаÌкин; born February 24, 1985, in Ruzayevka, Mordovian ASSR, RSFSR), known as the "Saransk Maniac", is a Russian serial killer.
Pavel Alekseyevich Shuvalov (Russian: ÐаÌвел ÐлекÑеÌÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ Ð¨ÑваÌлов; 1 March 1968 â 11 March 2021), known as the Nevsky Forest Park Maniac (Russian: ÐанÑÑк из ÐевÑкого леÑопаÑка), was a Soviet-Russian serial killer who killed 3 children between 1991 and 1995. .
Fyodor Fyodorovich Prodan (Russian: ФÑÐ´Ð¾Ñ Ð¤ÑдоÑÐ¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ ÐÑодан; born 14 October 1976) is a Moldovan-born Russian serial killer who murdered four people from 1997 to 2017 in three regions.
Oleg Vladimirovich Kuznetsov (Russian: ÐлеÌг ÐладиÌмиÑÐ¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ ÐÑзнеÑоÌв; 30 April 1969 â 4 August 2000), known as The Balashikha Ripper (Russian: ÐалаÑÐ¸Ñ Ð¸Ð½Ñкий Ðжек-поÑÑоÑиÑелÑ), was a Soviet-Russian serial killer and rapist.
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World Prisons. (2026). Mordovian Zone. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/mordovian-zone
"Mordovian Zone." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/mordovian-zone.
@misc{worldprisons-mordovian-zone,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Mordovian Zone},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/mordovian-zone},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}