Country Holidays
No 30098
Military heritage
Military heritage Latvia, Kurzeme, Liepāja

The Karosta prison

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12/21/2009
Gunārs Silakaktiņš

Celmiņš

During certain embarrassment in the court yard Celmiņš dressed in the German uniform and casually walked out of the prison.
12/21/2009
Gunārs Silakaktiņš

Legend about the White lady

light bulbs have been unscrewed, and doors suddenly unlocked and slammed open...
12/21/2009
Normunds Krafts

Another story about Soviet Union external border in Liepaja

For those who could not accept living under the Soviet regime, all sorts of creative ideas came to mind to illegally escape the USSR. But for the most part, these attempts were unsuccessful.
12/21/2009
Gunārs Silakaktiņš

Captain (3rd class) Valeri Sablin. 1975.

This event caused a great confusion in the upper circles of the Soviet leadership. In order to hold down rumours and to keep Sablin beyond reach of foreign journalists, he was brought to Liepāja, to the guardhouse of the Naval Port.