See all Attractions in Riga
Museum of the Occupation of Latvia
1 Strelnieku laukums Phone: ☎ (+371) 67212715About
Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, 1 Strelnieku laukums, ☎ (+371) 67212715 (omf@latnet.lv), [27]. This noticeable and austere black building is clearly out-of-place. In the Soviet days, this housed a museum to the Red Riflemen, a group of Latvians who volunteered for the service to Russia during the Russian revolution of 1917. Now it houses a museum of Latvia's time under both the Nazi and Soviet occupations. Very long, but very moving--essential for anyone interested in the history of the USSR or Nazi Germany. Outside the building away from the town square stands the Soviet-era Monument to the Riflemen. Free. (latitude,)
