Hotel Viru and KGB Museum
There once was a hotel that came to be named the Viru.
The year was 1972, and there were still two decades or so until the fall of Communism and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Any hotel that was appropriate for foreign visitors also had to be appropriate for the KGB...
This museum tells the story of more than just one hotel and the KGB: it is a treasure trove of stories of two different worlds - one which existed mostly on paper, of happy Soviet citizens living in friendship and never wanting for anything, led by a wise, all-powerful group of men in a place where there were never any accidents or catastrophes; and the other real world, which was a very different and a much tougher place to live in.
Please book in advance to visit the museum.
There once was a hotel that came to be named the Viru.
The year was 1972, and there were still two decades or so until the fall of Communism and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Any hotel that was appropriate for foreign visitor
Reviews
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#yawn
Tiny museum. Horribly drawn out by a tour guide who loved the sound of her own voice a bit too much...
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Interesting tour
This tour is an interesting hour on the history of the KGB in Estonia. Make sure you book ahead, you can book and pay online or there is a desk in the Viru hotel lobby that you can book through. The...
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A must see in Tallinn
We booked our tour online before we arrived (I would recommend this as the English tours fill up quickly) The tour guide obviously enjoys his job and was very knowledgeable. A good insight into...
Information
- Viru väljak 4, Kesklinna linnaosa, Tallinn
- Homepage
- https://www.sokoshotels.fi/en/news/news/hotel-viru-ja-kgb-museum/01965068_392922?previous=542860937
- E-mail: viru.reservation@sok.fi
- viru.reservation@sok.fi
- (+372) 680 9300
