This museum makes one really consider the impact of soviet rule in Estonia. The exhibits left you with chills. Only plan about thirty minutes to tour the site. There are information sheets in English to explain the exhibits. A must do if touring Tartu.
Small but excellent museum. Very descriptive info available and English language well catered for. If you're interested in the life of normal people during these mysterious times, then you really can't go wrong here.
Again one museum in Tartu which was cheap. It's worth a visit. There is old cells that were used by the KGB. Inside those cells there is a lot of information about the period of 1940's-1980's. Of course it's mostly about Soviet Union but includes something about Nazi period too.
This is what I wanted to get out of the KGB house in Riga, Latvia - a concise history of what happened at the time of the second world war and the years since, up until independence. This is a small museum with plenty of text, but it's considered, and well delivered through personal stories. Takes 45-90 minutes to go through, depending on how thorough you are.
The museum is quite small and covers one floor. However, the entry fee of 4 euro is definitely worth the visit if in Tartu. The museum has exhibits and displays scattered throughout the rooms. The highlight for me was at the end of the corridor in room eight and don't leave until the door slams shut. soon!
This museum is a must see for all visitors to Tartu who have just the vaguest interest in what it was like to be Estonian under the Soviet regime.The displays are very well put together and the statistics given in the displays make grim reading. The shocking thing for me is that this is relatively recent history and it affected me more than I anticipated
It's a really interesting small museum, in the former cells of the KGB. You get a perfect overview of the struggle for freedom in Estonia, the German occupation and the Soviet regime. There is a collection of original objects, and you get a very impressive feeling of what it meant to be kept in those cells.... Definitely a must see in Tartu!
It is really small museum. Not much to see here. I cannot recommend. If you don't have anything else to see then go here. There is a small amount of history to read about the Estonia and how KGB has worked during the history.
This is where we started our trip so this was my first glimpse into a world that I had grown up hearing about. History has said that the KGB was something to be feared and now you can see why. The museum actually tells a lot of Estonian history under the Soviet's. You learn about the deportations, the Gulags, the Estonian resistance groups, and finally what went on down in the basements by the KGB. It is not a very big museum, but there are lots of things to see and read. The info. is available in English as well as a few other languages and there are lots of photos to see as well. It was a bit hard to find only because there is only a small sign on the side of the door. I would recommend going to this museum.
A small museum in the cells used by the KGB. Tells the story of occupation by the Soviet regime in particular. Sad and depressing in terms of people's ability to behave inhumanely to others, but an important piece of history to understand. These museums start to help the visitor understand why each of the Baltic States are such keen members of the EU and NATO. They cherish their long awaited independence.