The Riga City Council has approved the removal of three public monuments associated with Russian imperial and Soviet history: the statue of General Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, and the monuments dedicated to writers Andrejs Upīts and Sudrabu Edžus.
This decision follows Latvia’s ongoing efforts to reassess and recontextualize monuments that reflect former regimes and ideologies viewed as inconsistent with the country’s democratic and independent identity. The removal is part of a broader regional movement across the Baltic and Nordic countries to address complex historical narratives and reshape public memory in a way that reflects current social and political values.
The debate around these monuments continues to raise important questions about cultural heritage, identity, and the ways societies choose to represent their past in public spaces.
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