Tour "Was it better under the Russians?"

You have often heard the phrase – "It was better under the Russians." Certainly not, or at least not for everyone. During this tour, you will learn whether there was really a choice in elections, how churches were closed, how the KGB operated, where the islands of freedom were in Vilnius, how much government officials earned, and that everyone was friends. You will touch objects from that era. We will tell you about the royalties of officially recognized writers and what happened if you were not loyal to the official position. And another thing – the government could save your family life. We will remind you of old phenomena such as "kombinavimas" (hustling) and "blatas" (cronyism). During the tour, you will get acquainted with about 20 objects; some of them inspired respectful fear, there were queues at others, some changed their function, while others remained. Finally, you will be able to answer for yourself the question of whether it was better under the Russians. The tour starts from the Supreme Council of the LSSR, oops, from the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.

Ladies and gentlemen, gentlemen are in Paris, and we are in Vilnius. Those over 40 remember what people celebrated in the Soviet era; for the younger ones, we will tell you. Let's see who had it better under the Russians. We will walk past former Soviet government institutions and churches that were closed. We will visit the sites of former monuments to Soviet leaders and magazine editorial offices. According to Soviet "science," by about 1982, we were supposed to be living "for free." However, communism was defeated by the market economy.

Guide: Donatas Jokūbaitis.

Tour start: from the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania building (Gedimino pr. 53, Vilnius), end – Tilto g. 1. 11:00

Ticket link: https://www.bilietai.lt/.../ekskursija-prie-ruso-buvo-geriau

Duration: about 2 hours.

Tours are conducted for a minimum of 6 people and a maximum of 20 people. If you would like to book a tour at a different, more convenient time for you or receive general information, please contact us by email.

The organizer reserves the right to cancel the tour in case of bad weather conditions and move it to another day (the following Thursday). Money for tickets is non-refundable.