This is the latest WWII monument to be torn down after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Riga’s mayor called it a ‘symbol of imperialism, supremacy and oppression’. Latvia’s Parliament and Riga’s city council made and executed the decision.
A Soviet-era WWII obelisk was torn down in Riga, Latvia’s capital.
This is the latest WWII monument to be torn down after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Riga’s mayor called it a ‘symbol of imperialism, supremacy and oppression’. Latvia’s Parliament and Riga’s city council made and executed the decision.
