http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/ Sat, 11 May 2013 03:23:51 -0700 Sat, 11 May 2013 03:23:51 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8396/buddyicons/73983034@N00.jpg?1369223840#73983034@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8727391851/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8727391851/" title="Eika #2"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7401/8727391851_6acf097b52_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Eika #2" /></a></p> <p>Local landmark oak near the University of Ås, Norway.</p> Sat, 11 May 2013 03:23:51 -0700 2013-05-11T12:23:17-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8727391851 59.664435 10.771901 59.664435 10.771901 856767 Eika #2 <p>Local landmark oak near the University of Ås, Norway.</p> Sigurd R tree oak tre eik eika ås http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8722280065/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8722280065/" title="Eika"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7286/8722280065_4388245530_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Eika" /></a></p> <p>Collage of the Oak. Photos from 2009 to 2012.</p> Thu, 09 May 2013 06:07:06 -0700 2013-05-09T15:06:33-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8722280065 59.664316 10.771579 59.664316 10.771579 856767 Eika <p>Collage of the Oak. Photos from 2009 to 2012.</p> Sigurd R tree collage oak eika ås http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8696043304/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8696043304/" title="Holstad"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8126/8696043304_85f8d145c8_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Holstad" /></a></p> <p>A view to the south from the muraine between Ås and Drøbak. Part of the Follo landscape area.</p> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:19:59 -0700 2013-04-30T13:23:56-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8696043304 59.658352 10.715141 59.658352 10.715141 20100596 Holstad <p>A view to the south from the muraine between Ås and Drøbak. Part of the Follo landscape area.</p> Sigurd R norway norge spring holstad 2013 ås follo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8663052599/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8663052599/" title="Hazard Suit Instructions"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8264/8663052599_4209215611_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Hazard Suit Instructions" /></a></p> <p>Various radiaton protective gear, from simple personal gear to full hazard suits.<br /> <br /> This is from the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:27:19 -0700 2013-04-17T09:12:38-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8663052599 57.256138 25.073933 57.256138 25.073933 55845759 Hazard Suit Instructions <p>Various radiaton protective gear, from simple personal gear to full hazard suits.<br /> <br /> This is from the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Sigurd R secret latvia bunker soviet ligatne līgatne skalupes līgatnesnovads http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8663051163/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8663051163/" title="Soviet Bunker Office Desk"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8261/8663051163_22fecbdbe8_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Soviet Bunker Office Desk" /></a></p> <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:27:24 -0700 2013-04-17T08:12:08-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8663051163 57.256138 25.073933 57.256138 25.073933 55845759 Soviet Bunker Office Desk <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Sigurd R secret latvia bunker soviet ligatne līgatne skalupes līgatnesnovads http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8663051445/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8663051445/" title="KGB Record Collection"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8246/8663051445_ff947030fe_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="KGB Record Collection" /></a></p> <p>Some western music was allowed, and the records were de facto &quot;pirated&quot;. ABBA and Whitney Houston seems to be amongst the popular choices with the KGB ;)<br /> <br /> This is from the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:27:23 -0700 2013-04-17T09:31:32-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8663051445 57.256138 25.073933 57.256138 25.073933 55845759 KGB Record Collection <p>Some western music was allowed, and the records were de facto &quot;pirated&quot;. ABBA and Whitney Houston seems to be amongst the popular choices with the KGB ;)<br /> <br /> This is from the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Sigurd R secret latvia bunker soviet kgb whitneyhouston ligatne līgatne skalupes līgatnesnovads http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8604507302/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8604507302/" title="Aker Brygge"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8125/8604507302_60539b0059_m.jpg" width="240" height="44" alt="Aker Brygge" /></a></p> <p>50mmAF-D and Microsoft ICE stitching software</p> Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:27:33 -0700 2013-03-30T15:27:27-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8604507302 59.91076 10.732569 59.91076 10.732569 865764 Aker Brygge <p>50mmAF-D and Microsoft ICE stitching software</p> Sigurd R http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8667926953/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8667926953/" title="Barcode Oslo"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8393/8667926953_a53fc17996_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Barcode Oslo" /></a></p> <p>April 2013</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 08:55:55 -0700 2013-04-21T14:52:28-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8667926953 59.908319 10.758963 59.908319 10.758963 23701346 Barcode Oslo <p>April 2013</p> Sigurd R oslo norway barcode april 2013 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8669029112/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8669029112/" title="Barcode Oslo"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8396/8669029112_8d5bbc8d34_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Barcode Oslo" /></a></p> <p>April 2013</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 08:55:54 -0700 2013-04-21T14:54:02-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8669029112 59.908319 10.758963 59.908319 10.758963 23701346 Barcode Oslo <p>April 2013</p> Sigurd R oslo norway barcode april 2013 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8663052381/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8663052381/" title="Hallway"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8241/8663052381_6143a80a57_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Hallway" /></a></p> <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:27:20 -0700 2013-04-17T09:16:36-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8663052381 57.256138 25.073933 57.256138 25.073933 55845759 Hallway <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Sigurd R secret latvia bunker soviet ligatne līgatne skalupes līgatnesnovads http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8664152818/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8664152818/" title="Radio Room"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8250/8664152818_b0867c6d3f_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Radio Room" /></a></p> <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:27:13 -0700 2013-04-17T08:16:56-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8664152818 57.256138 25.073933 57.256138 25.073933 55845759 Radio Room <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Sigurd R secret latvia bunker soviet ligatne līgatne skalupes līgatnesnovads http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8663053171/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8663053171/" title="State of the Art Soviet Computer"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8260/8663053171_5116a388b1_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="State of the Art Soviet Computer" /></a></p> <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:27:17 -0700 2013-04-17T08:36:38-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8663053171 57.256138 25.073933 57.256138 25.073933 55845759 State of the Art Soviet Computer <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Sigurd R secret latvia bunker soviet ligatne līgatne skalupes līgatnesnovads http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8664152528/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8664152528/" title="Teletype Machines"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8245/8664152528_0384d94887_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Teletype Machines" /></a></p> <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:27:14 -0700 2013-04-17T08:20:43-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8664152528 57.256138 25.073933 57.256138 25.073933 55845759 Teletype Machines <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Sigurd R secret latvia bunker soviet ligatne līgatne skalupes līgatnesnovads http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8664152234/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8664152234/" title="Teletype Machines"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8257/8664152234_eed9904d3e_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Teletype Machines" /></a></p> <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:27:15 -0700 2013-04-17T08:21:01-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8664152234 57.256138 25.073933 57.256138 25.073933 55845759 Teletype Machines <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Sigurd R secret latvia bunker soviet ligatne līgatne skalupes līgatnesnovads http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8663051661/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8663051661/" title="No Talking!"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8256/8663051661_4436576ac2_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="No Talking!" /></a></p> <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:27:22 -0700 2013-04-17T09:20:50-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8663051661 57.256138 25.073933 57.256138 25.073933 55845759 No Talking! <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Sigurd R secret latvia bunker soviet ligatne līgatne skalupes līgatnesnovads http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8664152018/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8664152018/" title="Teletype Logbook"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8239/8664152018_a54a68f70c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Teletype Logbook" /></a></p> <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:27:16 -0700 2013-04-17T08:23:24-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8664152018 57.256138 25.073933 57.256138 25.073933 55845759 Teletype Logbook <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Sigurd R secret latvia bunker soviet ligatne līgatne skalupes līgatnesnovads http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8663052177/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8663052177/" title="Hallway"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8248/8663052177_f29694e257_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Hallway" /></a></p> <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:27:21 -0700 2013-04-17T09:18:13-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8663052177 57.256138 25.073933 57.256138 25.073933 55845759 Hallway <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Sigurd R secret latvia bunker soviet ligatne līgatne skalupes līgatnesnovads http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8663052747/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8663052747/" title="Party Secretary's Notebook"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8248/8663052747_3c59691952_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Party Secretary's Notebook" /></a></p> <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:27:18 -0700 2013-04-17T09:04:25-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8663052747 57.256138 25.073933 57.256138 25.073933 55845759 Party Secretary's Notebook <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Sigurd R secret latvia bunker soviet ligatne līgatne skalupes līgatnesnovads http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8664150320/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8664150320/" title="NO!"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8263/8664150320_0501d21f34_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="NO!" /></a></p> <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:27:21 -0700 2013-04-17T09:20:31-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8664150320 57.256138 25.073933 57.256138 25.073933 55845759 NO! <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Sigurd R secret latvia bunker soviet ligatne līgatne skalupes līgatnesnovads http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8664151402/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sigurdr/">Sigurd R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sigurdr/8664151402/" title="Logbook"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8246/8664151402_38d0cf3080_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Logbook" /></a></p> <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:27:17 -0700 2013-04-17T08:52:29-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Sigurd R) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8664151402 57.256138 25.073933 57.256138 25.073933 55845759 Logbook <p>This is the command bunker of the Latvian Soviet Command, comrades Voss and Pugo, purpousely built to withstand nuclear war for (up to) 3 months.<br /> <br /> Construction finished after a whole 12 years in the early eighties. It was never used, so it's pretty much intact with machinery and all.<br /> <br /> The construction had to be kept secret, so they draftet crew randomly from all over Latvia and rotated them for short 5 day shifts, the idea was that this would prevent the workers from knowing what they were working on. Some parts are constructed by KGB specialist crews.<br /> <br /> This construction was a huge moneydrain for the Latvian Soviet economy, and thankfully a complete waste of money, as the tense decades of cold cold war after the Cuban Missile crisis eased into Glasnost in the nineties.<br /> <br /> The bunker was still in use intil the early nineties. Much of the interior is intact, with furnishing and equpment mostly as was. <br /> <br /> A very good guided tour takes you through the complex in about an hour, and you really get that 80s feeling, as well as a good account of the Latvian Soviet history.<br /> <br /> Bring something warm to wear as the bunker lies convenienty 9m underground from the Communist Party's Recreation Resort in the Beautiful forest of Ligatne.<br /> <br /> This resort is now housing a rehabilitation hospital.</p> Sigurd R secret latvia bunker soviet ligatne līgatne skalupes līgatnesnovads http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en