The Focus is…on the Soviet Era
THE FOCUS IS…ON THE SOVIET ERA
Private tour in Tallinn
Duration: 2.5 hours
The Focus is on….the Soviet Era offers an insightful perspective on this part of Estonia´s history. We´ll take you to five distinctive sites of everyday life, protest and memory to highlight some of the key events that took place between 1940s and 1980s. At each site, we will explore the context for the event(s) and its outcome.
This private tour of Tallinn blends the Soviet remnants with stories about the horrors of the Stalin period, the arrangements during the Khrushchev Thaw, and the absurdities that followed until Estonia regained independence from Soviet Union in 1991.
Tour details:
Duration: 2.5 hours
Tour language: English
Tour price:
Prices are per private group, not per person.
160 euros for a group of 1-2 people
180 euros for a group of 3-5 people
Activity level: low
Tour itinerary:
We recommend avoiding the rush hours and start this private Tallinn tour between 9:30am and 1:30pm.
NB! The actual start time will be agreed with you and depends on your preferences. This is a sample schedule:
10:00 meet and greet at your hotel, or ferry/cruise ship terminal
10:00 -12:30 driving tour with several stops.
We´ll visit an outdoor exhibition of Soviet-era monuments and sculptures; and walk through a corridor of memory: an impressive new memorial to the victims of communism.
Next, this private Tallinn tour takes you to Lasnamäe- a densely populated area of apartment blocks, so-called bedroom community where time stopped in 1980-s.
To give you a better insight on how we lived in the USSR, we´ll also drive through an area of single family homes originating from that period.
The last stop is where the Singing Revolution took place- one of the events that led to the restoration of Estonian independence.
On the tour, you´ll:
-learn how (and why) fear and paranoia were frequent „guests“ in our homes and places of work
-find out what made Estonia the most westernized part of the Soviet Union
-explore the means by which Estonian national identity was preserved during 50 years of Soviet occupation
-hear some real-life memories
-relive with us the emotions of the turbulent years of Singing Revolution
-perceive the almost unbelievable development Estonia has gone through in 30 years
12:30 the tour concludes at your accommodation or anywhere in Tallinn you would like to be dropped off.
You might want to visit Vabamu Museum or KGB Prison Cells to learn even more about the topic.
Tour price:
160 euros for a group of 1-2 people
180 euros for a group of 3-5 people
Prices are per private group, not per person.
What’s included:
– private English speaking tour guide for 2.5 hours
– private vehicle (Mercedes Viano minivan) and driver for 2.5 hours