"preservation of historical memory"

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9 December 2025

TALLINN, ESTONIA – DECEMBER 8: A monument to Joseph Stalin, former Soviet dictator, originally installed in 1950 in Tallinn and removed in 1960, is displayed at the 'Soviet Statue Graveyard' outside Maarjamäe Palace as part of a collection of communist-era monuments reflecting Estonia’s Soviet past, in Tallinn, Estonia, on December 8, 2025.

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9 December 2025

TALLINN, ESTONIA – DECEMBER 8: A monument to Joseph Stalin, former Soviet dictator, originally installed in 1950 in Tallinn and removed in 1960, is displayed at the 'Soviet Statue Graveyard' outside Maarjamäe Palace as part of a collection of communist-era monuments reflecting Estonia’s Soviet past, in Tallinn, Estonia, on December 8, 2025.

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9 December 2025

TALLINN, ESTONIA – DECEMBER 8: A monument to Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union, originally installed in 1952 in Tartu and removed in 1990, is displayed at the 'Soviet Statue Graveyard' outside Maarjamae Palace in Tallinn, Estonia, as part of a collection of communist-era monuments reflecting Estonia’s Soviet past, in Tallinn, Estonia, on December 8, 2025.

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#13075297

9 December 2025

TALLINN, ESTONIA – DECEMBER 8: A portrait-monument to Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union, originally installed in 1981 in Parnu and removed in 1990, is displayed at the 'Soviet Statue Graveyard' outside Maarjamae Palace in Tallinn, Estonia, as part of a collection of communist-era monuments reflecting Estonia’s Soviet past, in Tallinn, Estonia, on December 8, 2025.

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#13075287

9 December 2025

TALLINN, ESTONIA – DECEMBER 8, 2025: A monument to Hero of the Soviet Union Yevgeny Nikonov, originally erected in 1960 in Tallinn and later damaged by metal theft in the early 1990s, stands on display at the 'Soviet Statue Graveyard' outside Maarjamae Palace in Tallinn, Estonia, on December 8, 2025.

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#13075285

9 December 2025

TALLINN, ESTONIA – DECEMBER 8: A monument to Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union, originally installed in 1952 in Tartu and removed in 1990, is displayed at the 'Soviet Statue Graveyard' outside Maarjamae Palace in Tallinn, Estonia, as part of a collection of communist-era monuments reflecting Estonia’s Soviet past, in Tallinn, Estonia, on December 8, 2025.

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#13058145

4 December 2025

An Indian puppetry act is performed as part of the India-Indonesia Colloquium on Oral Traditions and Cultural Memory, alongside the featured ''wayang potehi'' presentation, at Netaji Bhawan in Kolkata, India, on December 4, 2025.

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#13058135

4 December 2025

Chinese woman artist Catherine Laurensia, dressed in traditional attire, takes a mobile selfie in front of a restored German Wanderer sedan--the car used by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose during the initial phase of his 1941 escape from his Kolkata residence--during a ''wayang potehi'' Chinese puppet presentation held as part of the India-Indonesia Colloquium on Oral Traditions and Cultural Memory at Netaji Bhawan in Kolkata, India, on December 4, 2025.

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#13024925

25 November 2025

An artist prepares before performing the 'Gomira', a masked dance honoring the village deity, in front of the historic Victoria Memorial monument, built during British colonial rule, as part of World Heritage Week 2025 celebrations in Kolkata, India, on November 25, 2025.

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25 November 2025

Artists perform the 'Gomira', a masked dance honoring the village deity, in front of the historic Victoria Memorial monument, built during British colonial rule, as part of World Heritage Week 2025 celebrations in Kolkata, India, on November 25, 2025.

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#13024940

25 November 2025

Artists wait before performing the 'Gomira', a masked dance honoring the village deity, in front of the historic Victoria Memorial monument, built during British colonial rule, as part of World Heritage Week 2025 celebrations in Kolkata, India, on November 25, 2025.

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#13024961

25 November 2025

Artists perform the 'Gomira', a masked dance honoring the village deity, in front of the historic Victoria Memorial monument in Kolkata, India, on November 25, 2025, as part of World Heritage Week 2025 celebrations.

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#13024917

25 November 2025

Artists wait to perform the 'Gomira', a masked dance honoring the village deity, in front of the historic Victoria Memorial monument, built during British colonial rule, as part of World Heritage Week 2025 celebrations in Kolkata, India, on November 25, 2025.

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25 November 2025

Artists wait to perform the 'Gomira', a masked dance honoring the village deity, in front of the historic Victoria Memorial monument, built during British colonial rule, as part of World Heritage Week 2025 celebrations in Kolkata, India, on November 25, 2025.

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#13011977

21 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND - NOVEMBER 21: A 'Protected Monument' sign is displayed on a fence encircling the Revolution Monument, with fresh snow covering the surrounding area in central Rzeszow, Poland, on November 21, 2025. The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management issued a Moderate Snow and Ice Warning for southeastern Poland (Podkarpackie Voivodeship), forecasting periods of moderate to heavy snowfall and snow cover increases of 20 to 30 centimeters in some areas.

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#13011978

21 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND - NOVEMBER 21: A 'Protected Monument' sign is displayed on a fence encircling the Revolution Monument, with fresh snow covering the surrounding area in central Rzeszow, Poland, on November 21, 2025. The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management issued a Moderate Snow and Ice Warning for southeastern Poland (Podkarpackie Voivodeship), forecasting periods of moderate to heavy snowfall and snow cover increases of 20 to 30 centimeters in some areas.

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