The Bronze Soldier memorial
Memorial campaign in commemoration of another anniversary of the Bronze Night is held today in the capital of Estonia, ERR informs. Eyewitnesses of the events happening 11 years ago, gather and bringing flowers at the square where the monument to Warrior – Liberator used to be.
The Estonian authorities dismantled the Monument to the Liberators of Tallinn informally called The Bronze Soldier in the early hours of April 27, 2007. The sculpture and the remains of the soldiers were moved to the military cemetery of Tallinn.
The actions of the authorities resulted in large-scale protests of the local Russian-speaking population. More than 1200 people were detained, dozens were wounded as a result of clashes with police, whereas Russian national Dmitri Ganin fell victim of the Bronze Night.
The participants of the Candle of Memory campaign will head for Tatari street where Dmitri Ganin was killed. A memorial mourning campaign is to take place there. According to organizers, they would like to remind the Estonian authorities that they remember cynical dismantling of the monument to the Warrior - Liberator. Despite the fact that more than 10 years passed, the authorities failed to investigate the events of that time. On the contrary, they closed the legal case of Dmitri Ganin’s death due to the absence of suspects.
Russkiy Mir
