#Herzeni A. (Alexander Ivanovich Herzen, 1812-1870)
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelguranna
#Russian philosopher and writer, known as the “father of Russian socialism”. #SovietOccupation renaming (1953-1995) of #Puhangu.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#Desovietisation #Desovetiseerimine

View of Tallinn's Bremeni Käik (Bremen passage) from Uus.

View of Tallinn's Bremeni Käik (Bremen passage) from Vene.

1996 wide-ranging decision to either name unnamed locations – including #KatariinaKäik, #Kai and others – or eradicate and rename signs of the city’s former involuntary #Sovietization, for example:
#Desovietisation #Desovetiseerimine
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