Estonia

Unlike my last post of a Lenin statue that didn’t go on display, here’s one that did. It was unveiled

Well this was a bloody waste of money, but for reasons unknown the communist authorities were still merrily ordering statues

Mikhail Kalinin (1875-1946) was a prominent figure in Soviet history, known for his long tenure as head of state, first

The timeline of this sculpture is different to the ones that I’ve wittered on about so far on this blog.

This memorial commemorates the life of Lembit Pärn (1903-1974) and it’s unusual in this little series of posts to have

Coming back to this series, and there aren’t a huge amount left, this is a statue of Hans Pöögelmann. He

This memorial is to Jaan Anvelt (1884-1937), a prominent Estonian Bolshevik revolutionary and writer who played a significant role in

Next in line in the almost comedic line-up of Soviet heroes that the Soviet Union executed is Johannes Raudmets (1892-1937).

Jakob Palvadre (1889-1936) was an Estonian politician and Soviet military leader, born in Tõlliste Parish in southern Estonia. He pursued

It’s genuinely getting just a little difficult to take the Soviets seriously with memorials such as this, commemorating the lives