Guided tours of the historical place and the fates associated with are part of our classic educational programme. We attach great importance to a dialogue-based form of conveying information. Questions and discussions are expressly welcome. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any organisational or content-related questions.
The Soviet remand prison Leistikowstraße Potsdam
Duration: 60 minutes | Minimum age recommendation: 15 years
More than seven decades after its conversion into the central remand prison for of the Soviet military counterintelligence, the building in Leistikowstraße still retains a depressing authenticity. During a tour of the permanent exhibition, visitors learn about the eventful history of the building's use through impressive exhibits and historical photographs. The tour focuses on the biographies of former German and Soviet prisoners. Listening and media stations offer the opportunity to learn more about arrest, interrogation, and everyday prison life through eyewitness accounts. Finally, the barren cellar cells and numerous preserved prisoner inscriptions bear witness to the despair and disenfranchisement of the inmates.
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The Soviet Intelligence City "Military Town No. 7"
Duration: 60 minutes | Minimum age recommendation: 15 years
Structural relics and traces of the almost fifty-year use of the Nauener Vorstadt in Potsdam as a secret service area for Soviet military counterintelligence are still visible today. The aim of the guided tour is to make these visible to visitors and to give them an understanding of the history and structures of this almost self-sufficient "military town".
A true-to-scale model in the courtyard of the former remand prison shows the secret service city in its spatial and historical context, with its proximity to prominent places such as Cecilienhof country house or the Berlin Wall. It will become clear that this was a focal point of the Cold War.
The tour then leads past the former administrative headquarters of the counterintelligence service, the meeting hall of Soviet military tribunals and the residence of the head of the secret service, among other places. Historical photos reveal the extensive structural changes to these former villas. Furthermore, relics of a large memorial complex and Russian-language tree carvings bear witness to the everyday life of the secret service staff and soldiers stationed here.
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The Soviet Remand Prison Leistikowstraße Potsdam (online guide)
Duration: 90 minutes | Minimum age recommendation: 15 years
A digital 360° model of the former prison building enables us to offer interested groups an online tour of our permanent exhibition. In the virtual tour, visitors learn about the eventful history of the building's use through impressive exhibits and historical photographs. The focus is on the biographies of former German and Soviet prisoners and the prison conditions. Participants will also gain insights into areas of the prison building that are not accessible in a traditional guided tour.
The technical requirements for the virtual tour are a digital device (PC, laptop) with a camera and a stable internet connection. The tour is conducted via a standard video conferencing programme. We will send you the access link with the registration confirmation.
