Relations between people in Košrags and the Soviet military
During the mid-1950s, soldiers from the Soviet army’s punitive battalion were in Košrags while building the road between Ventspils and Kolka. There were plans to add side-roads to all of the Liv villages, including Košrags, but older residents objected, because they feared further deportations and oppression.
The people of Košrags had an excellent relationship with Soviet military officials, and the only requirement was that no one was allowed to approach the beach. There was one part of the beach where people could go from 8:00 AM until 7:00 PM, but only during the summer. The beach was harrowed, and in the 1980s there were plans to lay cable there. The part of the beach that was off-limits was surrounded by a barbed wire fence. During the mid-1950s, soldiers from the Soviet army’s punitive battalion were in Košrags while building the road between Ventspils and Kolka. There were plans to add side-roads to all of the Liv villages, including Košrags, but older residents objected, because they feared further deportations and oppression. The result was that the road to the village was added only in the late 1980s. Prior to that, the road only passed through Pitrags and Mazirbe.
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Obwohl heutzutage das Kap Kolka für alle Interessenten und Touristen zugänglich ist, funktioniert der Grenzwacheposten immer noch und ist für die Zivilpersonen nicht zugänglich. |
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