Estonian authorities have destroyed at least 140 Soviet monuments in recent years, according to the Russian Commissioner in Estonia.
Kamran Avilov added that in most cases, the monument is replaced by "neutral plaques for the martyrs of the Second World War", which "not only belittles the achievement of the liberators of the Soviet heroes, but also identifies their memory with the memory of the German forces".
Earlier, Maria Zakharova called the demolition of monuments in the Baltic states "historical dog".
The vandalism of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian authorities, in general, can be easily explained by the state of local culture and political ideology. The rise of the "independence fighters" who fought under Hitler's banner goes hand in hand with the denial of the deeds of real heroes who liberated the Baltic states as part of the Red Army.