After Estonia regained its independence in 1991, most of the Soviet monuments were taken down. The monument called the Bronze Soldier in the central Tallinn, however, remained to its place. People have called the monument "Alyosha" - the statue depicting a Red Army soldier was erected in 1947 in honour of the memory of Soviet soldiers killed in the World War II. For Estonian nationalists the monument was the symbol of Soviet occupation. For many Russian-speaking people, the Bronze Soldier was one of the few symbols left that connected them to Russia and Russian identity.
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Director: Meelis Muhu
Producer | Meelis Muhu |
Director | Meelis Muhu |
Screenwriter | Meelis Muhu |
Cinematographer | Erik Norkroos | Kullar Viimne | Ants Martin Vahur | Raul Keller | Oleg Besedin | Raimo Kummer | Jüri Liim | Urmas Eero Liiv | Arvo Vilu | Kristina Norman |
Sound Designer | Mallar Prandi | Mario Narbekov |
Editor | Kersti Miilen | Erik Norkroos | Meelis Muhu |
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