Editorial photo #13076497 Human Interest

Dismantled Soviet-Era Monuments Displayed At Tallinn's 'Statue Graveyard'

TALLINN, ESTONIA – DECEMBER 8: Monuments to Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin and several Estonian communist figures are displayed at the 'Soviet Statue Graveyard' outside Maarjamäe Palace, part of an open-air collection of dismantled Soviet-era monuments preserved following Estonia’s restoration of independence, in Tallinn, Estonia, on December 8, 2025. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13076497
Date taken: 8 December 2025
Location: —
Photographer: Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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