Cecilienhof Palace – Historical Site of the Potsdam Conference 1945
The impressive Cecilienhof Palace became famous worldwide as the site of the Potsdam Conference in 1945.
Blog – Discover Berlin’s Soviet Past
Blog posts from Behind the Iron Curtain. The Berlin region has an incredibly diverse and exciting Soviet history. Come with us on a special journey through time. Soviet Berlin awaits you.
The secret Soviet bunker complex of the army command
Mysterious relics of the Cold War can still be found in the Brandenburg forests today. Large Soviet bunkers give a gloomy insight into a time when mankind was on the brink of the abyss.
Soviet War Memorial Berlin Treptower Park
The Soviet War Memorial in Berlin Treptow is final resting place for about 7,000 Soviet soldiers who died in the Battle of Berlin.
Soviet Ghost Town in the Woods near Berlin
Abandoned places have a special magic: this former military object of the Soviet Army in Brandenburg was a large garrison town on the edge of a military training area. With each passing year, however, this lost place is taken back by nature.
“Man Conquers the Cosmos” Socialist Mosaic in Potsdam
The mosaic Man Conquers the Cosmos by the artist Fritz Eisel from 1972 is one of the most famous works of art in public space in Potsdam. It was intended to symbolize the technical progress of socialism.