Forgotten Soviet Heritage

Soviet Kyiv is a city of red flags, spacious streets, gigantic fountains, lines to nearly every shop, tickets' system for household items and a total deficit. Soviet times is an integral part of our history - let's discover it with the honour and recognition together!

Duration 3 hours

Private tour available in English, Russian

Group tour available in English, Russian

Group tour pricing from 40 EUR per person

If you revel in architecture and want to see the Soviet era brought to our urban environment in the present...this is a really good tour. My guide offered insight and facts which were interesting and insightful. A bonus is that one gets to see so much of Kiev en route... Recommended!

Highlights

Find the so-called house 'on the legs'

Observe Soviet time murals&frescos

Feel the taste of the legendary soviet pastry

Discover an abandoned fountain and Napoleon cake House

Visit Urban Space 500 - unique social restaurant

Get to know the sculpture that's supposed to symbolise friendship

Description

This tour is a portion of pure nostalgia for everyone who has lived in the Soviet Union and one more proof for youngsters that Soviet architecture and heritage can be tremendous, controversial, spacious but not ugly.

During the tour I will make an attempt to:

- clarify how to differentiate Soviet architectural styles: Soviet Empire, constructivism, brutalism, rationalism;
- discover the way of Soviet people life (based on the real life stories, of course);
- visit the most impressive buildings on our way and take photos in front or inside them.

Please, be aware that this tour is devoted to culture and architecture, it's not covering any politics propaganda and not inspiring a return of a communism as a regime.

At the end of the tour I hope, my dear guest, that you will reach your own logical conclusion about the Soviet times.

NB! If you are interested to visit or get to know about some particular places just let me know and I will show you them during the tour or after.