Not a typical communist city, Soviet Lviv was formed by the will of the Communist government to transform an entire city and get a rid of it’s past. The USSR wanted to transform Lviv to a model town and make it’s citizens strict followers of the Communist ideology. But there was one major problem: The people did not want that. This tour gives you an insight into the communist society, it’s architecture and various other aspects of Soviet power in Lviv. We also want to show you what happened to those who did not go along with Soviet ideology.
When first occupied in 1939 as part of the secret protocol added to the Molotov-Ribbentrop-Pact, Lviv went through a time of intensive persecution. The elite of the city was interned or shot, national movements sent to prison or deported. The struggle against this occupation continued until the 1950s. After this the situation normalised. The Soviet government under Khrushchev started focusing on housing.
Soviet urban planning started to reshape Lviv as a city. Many microrayons were added and new representative buildings were added. On our tour we will show you the most impressive buildings, monuments and projects and explain you both the significance as well as the ideological background of any of the urban development in Lviv. We will give you a broad picture of Soviet society in Lviv and how people lived. And of course you will get to experience some of it with your own mouth, when we take you to a typical Soviet-style canteen to try some typical foods from these times.
Number of people | Basic Tour | Premium Tour |
|---|---|---|
1 person | 99 Euro | 119 Euro |
2 people | 109 Euro | 139 Euro |
3 people | 119 Euro | 159 Euro |
4 people | 129 Euro | 179 Euro |
5 people | 139 Euro | 199 Euro |
6 people | 149 Euro | 219 Euro |
7 people | 159 Euro | 239 Euro |
8 people | 169 Euro | 259 Euro |
9 people | 179 Euro | 279 Euro |
10 people | 189 Euro | 299 Euro |
11 people | 199 Euro | 319 Euro |
12 people | 209 Euro | 339 Euro |
13 people | 219 Euro | 359 Euro |
14 people | 229 Euro | 379 Euro |
15 people | 239 Euro | 399 Euro |
It’s very easy. You just need to book it here, as all our tours are easily bookable online. We will then approve the tour and send you a payment link.
We offer cancellation for all clients. For our Basic Tours our Cancellation Policy applies. If you book a Premium Tour, we charge only 10% even you don’t show up.
If you book a Basic Tour, we will meet for most tours at the Amphitrite fountain or at the entrance. With our Premium Tours we offer a free Hotel pick up service.
No problem. We have a Tour FAQ page. Here we answer most questions. If you can’t find an answer there, please use the contact form on the right or contact us here!
… our guides come to the meeting point anyways. But in case the group is larger than 25 people and we did not know about this before, we will have to prefer people that have a reservation. If you make a reservation we can always organise an extra guide a guarantee a great quality tour for everyone.
… we are very sorry, but we usually won’t permit you to the free tour. But we are happy to offer you some great private tours that can be very inexpensive. Check for example our Private Must See Tour and others for a small fee.
