Old Soviet Sculptures Tallinn

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Dmitri from Tallinn

About me IT professional and freelance photographer. For mostof my life I’ve lived in Tallinn with some relatively short periods away (Several years in Tartu, one in Võru, and a couple of years in Arabia, in Yemen). Although I was born in Kaliningrad (Königsberg), I have never spent more than three months in a row there – my parents moved to Estonia just before my first birthday...
"The "Old Soviet Sculptures" just behind the Maarjamäe palace in Pirita, Tallinn, are super-well hidden and the only ones of their kind in the country!"

Absolutely not obvious and really well hidden location. I've wanted to share this spot for quite some time already, but for the last couple of years this whole area was closed for reconstruction.

Anyway, if you are ever near the Maarjamäe palace in Pirita and if you by any chance go behind the main building, there you will find pretty interesting collection of old Soviet sculptures. It's probably the only one in Estonia (at least I can' remember any other places), except for one lonely Lenin statue in Narva Castle.

Interesting nuance: if you want to visit any of the museum buildings or expositions you should buy a ticket, but walking in the backyard is absolutely free. But just in case -- keep in mind that the whole museum grounds are closed outside of the opening hours.

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Tallinn Spotter Dmitri

About me IT professional and freelance photographer. For mostof my life I’ve lived in Tallinn with some relatively short periods away (Several years in Tartu, one in Võru, and a couple of years in Arabia, in Yemen). Although I was born in Kaliningrad (Königsberg), I have never spent more than three months in a row there – my parents moved to Estonia just before my first birthday. I have a real passion for travel and photography: using every chance to spend all my vacations abroad – meeting new people, discovering new countries and taking pictures. At the same ti...

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