Parts of the city’s former KGB headquarters have been transformed into a museum commemorating the imprisonment, murder and torture of countless victims of the ugly side of the Soviet Union. In the basement the former prison, torture and execution cells have been opened up and serve as a painful reminder of the numerous crimes that were committed under Stalin and his successors, whilst upstairs are several displays looking at the Soviet occupation in more detail, including exhibits on the deportations to Siberia, the Lithuanian partisans and other emotive stories. Guided or audio tours are recommended to get the most from a visit. It should be noted that although the building also served a similar purpose under the Gestapo during the Nazi occupation of the city, the reference to the genocide in the museum’s name has nothing to do with the fate of the city’s Jewish population during WWII.

Admission 6/3Lt. Guided tours 20-50Lt.

Genocide Victims' Museum comments

• 23
  May
  2008
  Ian - Scotland, Edinburgh
  Vital visit. Quietened a group of unruly teenagers as effectively as Dachau! Required to understand war of any temperature and occupation to any degree!