For the heritage of the Soviet Union, Estonia announced the demolition

On the 16th, the official website of the Estonian government announced that it would demolish the monument established during all Soviet periods in China. On the same day, Estonian Prime Minister Kia Karas also announced the news on Twitter, and in the tweet, these monuments were "signs of oppression and occupation", which caused controversy from netizens.

The picture intercepts from the official website of the Estonian government

In the first paragraph of Karas, she said that the monument established in Estonia during the Soviet Union was "a symbol of oppression and the occupation of the Soviet Union" and said that they "have become the root cause of social tensions". To the minimum risk, Estonia will clear these monuments.

However, in the second tweet, Karas said that the historical monuments with historical value would not be abandoned, but would be sent to the museum to save it. "We will try our best to preserve them so that the younger generations can learn a lesson from them," Karas said.

In the 20th century, Estonia's sovereign ownership had a very complicated history, which has been occupied by neighboring countries such as Tsarist Russia and Germany. In 1940, the Soviet army sent troops to occupy Estonia. In August of the same year, Estonia became a Soviet franchise. Subsequently, it was announced to resume independence in 1991. At present, about 20%of citizens in Estonia are Russia.

The announcement of the Estonian government's official website mentioned that their decision to make a monument demolition was related to the current Russian conflict. Under Callas' tweets, many netizens agreed with this measure of the Estonian government.

However, some netizens mentioned that among Estonia's monuments built during the Soviet period, many of them are commemorating the victory of the Anti -Fascist War and mourning the fight against Nazi Germany. This part of the netizens believe that the removal of these monuments is the negation and of this history. Forgotten.

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