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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Average
Located in the vitru hotel, make reservation with hotel staff, 11 euro, tour lasts about an hour. The tour guide knew his stuff- could have been done in 30 minutes. It's a few rooms - a couple of...
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Too big a group
The visit could have done with less people in the group. If you were at the back it was difficult to see the items the guide was showing. We saw the 2 rooms the KGB had used in the hotel. The guides...
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Interesting
I found it fascinating that all the stories one heard of the cold war were actually true! A good guide and worth a visit
