We have all heard about terrible crimes against humanity in the last century, but Holodomor isn’t yet that recognized as for example the crimes during the Second World War – Still up to 7 million Ukrainians died during this year of true terror against an entire people. (more…)
The abandoned Church of the Ascension in Samro is our next stop on the trip to forgotten churches in Leningrad Oblast. This is an impressive piece of building, that must be studied closer. (more…)
For all with interest in Soviet history, the phrase Learn, Learn and Learn isn’t unfamiliar. I have also seen it in a lot of places, especially in schools and abandoned Soviet buildings. But what is it about? (more…)
Let’s visit a classic landmark in the Chernobyl area. The Palace of Culture, or simply “Energetic”, was the place to gather when Pripyat was a thriving town – Before the Chernobyl accident. (more…)
The Duga over-the-horizon-radar is widely known and many Chernobyl tourists visit this place at their day tours in the zone. What is less known, is the huge computer center connected to the radar where thousand people worked with processing all the information Duga received. (more…)
Ukraine’s capital has many sights, but few can beat the Rodina Mat, Mother Motherland statue on a sunny day. The Motherland Monument can be seen from many parts of Kiev, and if you dare, you can go all the way to the top, 102 meters above the ground. (more…)
It is a very special post today, a digital interview with Anton Dendemarchenko, artist and tour guide from Transnistria, the country that doesn’t exist. I can tell that it does exist and I traveled there in 2017. It looks like the last standing Soviet republic where time stopped in 1990, I saw capital city Tiraspol and old fortress in Bendery. I added some photos from this unique journey so you see that it is not a joke – Transnistria is a real country and it does exist! (more…)
At the German War Cemetery in Narva, not only German soldiers have their final rest. We also find some volunteers from Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Danmark, Estonia and even a few Russian’s fighting for the Axis. I had a walk here trough this, nowadays, calm place. (more…)
I couldn’t resist booking a personal Soviet tour of the Minsk city center. What did I see? Was it worth it? I usually do the research by my self, but did 25 Euros save me a lot of work? See the traces of the Soviet Union in Minsk. (more…)
Minsk Victory Square is one of the capital’s most interesting spots. It’s a perfect place to start your Minsk city tour, and if you do, it will be in the heart of the historic center of Minsk. (more…)