Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad Lenin gazes east, directly towards the rising sun.

Baron Munchausen monument

The Bunker Museum is in the former German command bunker, and celebrates the seizure of Königsberg.

The determined foe were a fanatical lot.

The rooms which have „reconstructions“ are works of art. In a ruined city at war everyone wears spotless new uniforms. The books, magazines, and photographs are all placed so that their titles face the viewer. There is so little subtlety here that one wonders about both the intent of the artists and the reception of Russian viewers.

Königsberg Cathedral

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