Exhibition - The History of the Cheka in Latvia

The exhibition “The History of the Cheka in Latvia” on the first floor of the Corner House is open.

Address: 61 Brīvības Street, Riga

Exhibition opening hours: every day 10:30 - 17:30

Guided tours in Latvian: 14:00

Please arrive 10 minutes before the tour starts. The guide will meet you at the far end of the large exhibition hall.

CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE MAY NOT VISIT THE EXHIBITION!

The tour takes place in the original premises. They are not suitable for people with mobility impairments.

On 17 June 1940, the troops of the Soviet Union (USSR) occupied Latvia. Already in the autumn, in Riga, in the building at the corner of Brīvības and Stabu Streets, the occupation regime set up the headquarters of its repressive institution, the Cheka. Over time, people came to call this building the “Corner House.” It imprisoned and interrogated Latvian citizens whom the occupation authorities considered opponents of the communist regime. During the USSR occupation, the Cheka initiated 48,000 criminal cases in Latvia for “crimes” against the communist regime. In 1991, the restored Latvian state declared the State Security Committee a criminal organization directed against the interests of the Latvian people and abolished it.

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