Communism museum - Prague

Communism museum
Originally uploaded by SaurabhA.

When we were in Budapest in July 2005, we unfortunately didn't get a chance to visit the House of Terror which is essentially a museum which describes Hungary's history with Communism and Fascism.

However, in Prague, we did get a chance to see the communism museum. It was very interesting, and I'd recommend it to anyone. There are old signs, posters and articles from the communist days. The most interesting is a short video that shows the 1989 protests against communism and the eventual fall of the iron curtain. It was incredible to see the difference between the video and current-day Prague. It is hard to imagine Wenceslas square jammed with protestors, police and tanks during the communist era. This photo gives a glimpse of some of the things in the communist museum.