The Legacy of the Soviets
The tour commences at the Statue to the Red Riflemen and will take in such sights as the towering Academic Centre, which opened in 1958 as a "gift from the people of Russia to the people of Latvia."
The Soviet War Memorial where every May unreconstructed Russians still meet
Tornkalns railway station from which so many Latvians, including thousands of women and children were deported to Siberia.
Bastejakalns where in January 1991
six Latvians were killed by Soviet guns
The Ministry of the Interior building,
which still shows the marks of Soviet bullets
The 'corner house' (former KGB headquarters)
Fragment of the Berlin Wall
If you would like more information on this tour please email me
The Academic Centre | The Legacy of the Soviets walk lasts from two to three hours. It will involve some travel by tram (fares extra) and costs 10 lat for an individual tour - plus 5 lats for each additional person (with the fifth person free) - For example a group of four or five will pay only 25 lat. |
The tour commences at the Statue to the Red Riflemen and will take in such sights as the towering Academic Centre, which opened in 1958 as a "gift from the people of Russia to the people of Latvia."
The Soviet War Memorial where every May unreconstructed Russians still meet
Tornkalns railway station from which so many Latvians, including thousands of women and children were deported to Siberia.
Bastejakalns where in January 1991
six Latvians were killed by Soviet guns
The Ministry of the Interior building,
which still shows the marks of Soviet bullets
The 'corner house' (former KGB headquarters)
Fragment of the Berlin Wall
If you would like more information on this tour please email me