Spomenik – Iconic Modern Art from Tito’s Yugoslavia
Soon after the end of the war Tito and the Communist Party of Yugoslavia started a fight against the Soviet … Continue reading Spomenik – Iconic Modern Art from Tito’s Yugoslavia
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Plokstine – A Preserved Nuclear Missile Site in Lithuania
While almost all nuclear sites you can find in European Countries once beyond the Iron Curtain are today totally abandoned … Continue reading Plokstine – A Preserved Nuclear Missile Site in Lithuania
WWI Battlefields – Somme, Arras and Ypres
Historians defined World War I as the first ‘worldwide conflict’. There is probably no better place to appreciate the multi-ethnic … Continue reading WWI Battlefields – Somme, Arras and Ypres
The Estonian Aviation Museum
A nice and lively university town in the heart of the Estonian countryside, Tartu has really something for every kind … Continue reading The Estonian Aviation Museum
Soviet Leftovers in Latvia
Similar to the neighbor republics of Estonia and Lithuania, Latvia was occupied by the Soviets a first time in 1939 … Continue reading Soviet Leftovers in Latvia
A Walk in Murmansk – A Soviet Industrial Port of Our Time
Murmansk is a port town in the northwestern corner of todays Russian Federation. It bolsters the biggest population among the … Continue reading A Walk in Murmansk – A Soviet Industrial Port of Our Time
Communist Relics in Bucharest
Most travel agencies selling trips to Romania agree on the fact that Bucharest is surely not the best this big Country … Continue reading Communist Relics in Bucharest
Places with a Soviet Flavor in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is one of the two ‘big cities’ in Russia which you’ll likely be touching during your visit to … Continue reading Places with a Soviet Flavor in Saint Petersburg
STASI Prisons and Headquarters in Berlin and the GDR
Among the most unequivocal signs of the oppressive communist dictatorship in the former German Democratic Republic – ‘GDR’ or ‘DDR’ … Continue reading STASI Prisons and Headquarters in Berlin and the GDR
Peenemünde Army Research Facility
Peenemünde is broadly known for having hosted the first ever large-scale research center and test ground for military rockets, missiles, … Continue reading Peenemünde Army Research Facility
