Russian Prison has Red Phone Boxes 05-14-2021, 08:51 PM
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Despite the not-exactly-friendly relations between the UK and Russia, apparently wealthy Russians are investing in English-style houses with lawns, they go to pubs and shop in London, but this doesn't stop with the wealthy folk. Inmates in a Russian prison are using phoneboxes styled like the iconic red phoneboxes in the UK, with a nice Big Ben mural in the background.
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The Westminster mural is there "to convey to the maximum the atmosphere of London", Gufsin said online.
One Russian with the Twitter handle "NolAmbitsiy" commented on the prison innovation: "Mum, where's my Dad? ... In London, son."
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