The Secret Soviet Power Bunker—in Latvia, a Hiding Place for the Elite
Red Beds
Deep in the pine forests of the Baltic lurks a secret 1980s military bunker, intended as an escape for Russia’s political masters should there be a nuclear strike.
The road is quietly marked off the two-lane highway that cuts through Latvia’s Gauja National Park—an endless realm of sky-scraping pine. It loops like a shoelace past a cluster of forgotten storefronts and a crumbling brick factory once used to mint Estonian currency.
