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Soviet War Memorial on Schönholzer Heide

Berlin
5 min read

While most people will be familiar with the Soviet War Memorial at Treptow and Tiergarten, hardly any tourists visit the Soviet War Memorial in the Schönholzer Heide. This is such a pity because the memorial is beautiful.

Overlooking the bay in Tallinn, this is where you will find the Maarjamäe Memorial Complex. This ensemble of memorials dates from Soviet times, back in the 1970s, and it's easy to spot from the city centre because of its sizeable concrete obelisk dedicated to the Defenders of the Soviet Union.

A Visit to the Maarjamäe Memorial Complex in Tallinn

Tallinn
6 min read

Overlooking the bay in Tallinn, this is where you will find the Maarjamäe Memorial Complex. This ensemble of memorials dates from Soviet times, back in the 1970s, and it’s easy to spot from the city centre because of its sizeable concrete obelisk dedicated to the Defenders of the Soviet Union.

Vogelsang used to be more than just a Soviet military base. This place used to be a city filled with secrets and soldiers, but today it lays empty in Brandenburg while it rots away in the middle of a forest.

Vogelsang: Exploring an Abandoned Soviet Military Base north of Berlin

Berlin, Urbex
8 min read

Vogelsang used to be more than just a Soviet military base. This place used to be a city filled with secrets and soldiers, but today, it lies empty in Brandenburg while rots away in the middle of a forest.

The Berlin Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park is the biggest of the three war memorials the USSR left in Berlin after the end of the Second World War. It was built to the design of the Soviet architect Yakov Belopolsky as a memorial for 5,000 of the 80,000 Soviet soldiers who died in the Battle of Berlin between April and May 1945. It opened four years after World War II on May 8, 1949, and it used to serve as the central war memorial in East Berlin.

Berlin Soviet Memorial: Treptower Park

Berlin
5 min read

The Berlin Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park is the biggest of the three war memorials the USSR left in Berlin after the end of the Second World War.

Lenin statues, with some historical importance, were the source of some impossible satires during the GDR times. East German propaganda had something to say about this Lenin statue that came from Eisleben, Martin Luther's hometown in Saxony. We know for sure that this statue was made in 1925 by the Soviet sculptor Matwej Maniser and that it was the first statue of the Soviet hero standing in German soil.

All the locations that we found Lenin in Berlin

Berlin
6 min read

It started a couple of years ago, out of nowhere, but it took part of my life. Sometimes, when I travel around Europe, I look for him. Sometimes, I wonder where I can find Lenin in Berlin.

It feels like an unusual archeological expedition, and I have documented most of the times I stumbled upon Lenin around Europe. Read More »All the locations that we found Lenin in Berlin

There is a bridge south of the Oberbaumbrucke that is not that famous but has one of the best views of Berlin and the Spree river. This bridge is called Elsebrucke, and you can find it in Treptow, close to the Molecule Man. From there you will have the best angle to capture the Oberbaumbrücke with Berlin Mitte in the background with the TV Tower and all the rest. It’s beautiful.

A Quick Tour of what East Berlin used to look like

Berlin
4 min read

Berlin’s history left a lot of marks on the city and most of this marks can be seen in the city architecture. From the Kingdom of Prussia to the Soviets, a lot of people had ambitious projects in the german capital and they left this city with a pretty unique visual.

Winter at the largest Soviet Memorial in Berlin

Berlin, Germany
6 min read

When we moved to Berlin back in 2012, we didn’t know anything about soviet memorials. Nothing at all. And I believe this lack of knowledge made us even more curious about everything and anything soviet.

The first time I was around the Soviet Memorial in Treptower Park was less than six months after moving to Berlin. I remember that I was bored back home and I decided to walk from our house close to Rathaus Neukölln to the Spree River and that is how I managed to find the Treptower Park.