from #Kingissepa V. to #Liivalaia and/or back again it apparently become misprinted as V. Liivalaia) along with, interestingly, two other streets which shared the name but not the longevity (1974-90): #Jõe and #Pronksi, with Liivalaia itself replacing (1974-90) the #German-sounding #Juhkentali.
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Liivalaia (Liivalai)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Tatari #Veerenni #Sibulaküla #Keldrimäe #Maakri
#SandyExpanse, avenue, channel... Named after local sand flats, see #Liiva. Nice muddle this one: Renamed (1944-92?) as #Kingissepa V. during the #SovietOccupation (at one stage of its evolutionary mutation
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also renamed #Kingissepa (1952-1988) while #Yamburg (Я́мбург), aka Yama (Я́ма, see #BaltiJaam), in #LeningradOblast about 25 km east of the border at #Narva was renamed #Kingisepp (Ки́нгисепп, or Кингисе́пп) in 1922. This Kingisepp district also has the dubious distinction of being home to the
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#Kingissepa V. (Viktor Kingissepp, 1888-1922)
#Historical #Ajalooline
Sinister-looking leader of the #EstonianCommunistParty, arrested by the #KAPO (#Kaitsepolitsei, ‘Secret’ or Security Police) on May 1st and executed for treason three days later. #Revenge was got during the 1941 War Tribunal
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#Kingissepa V. to #Liivalaia and/or back again it apparently become misprinted as V. Liivalaia) along with, interestingly, two other streets which shared the name but not the longevity (1974-1990): #Jõe and Pronksi, with Liivalaia itself replacing (1974-1990) the #German-sounding #Juhkentali.
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#Liivalaia (Liivalai)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Tatari #Veerenni #Sibulaküla #Keldrimäe #Maakri
#Sandy expanse, avenue, channel... Named after local sand flats. Nice muddle this one: Renamed (1944-1992?) as #Kingissepa V. during the #SovietOccupation (at one stage of its evolutionary mutation from
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Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Vene on it.
View along Vene, Tallinn.
View along Vene, Tallinn.
View of the Saint Nicholas' Orthodox Church in Vene, Tallinn.
#Vene (Vene)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn #AllLinn
Russian. There is a hypothesis that the term Vene shares the same origin as #Wend (see #Kanuti) and/or #Vend (although debated, see also #Ümera), as well as #Vandal and perhaps even #Vote/Votic (see #Kingissepa V.), and may once have designated
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an Indo-European #taboo word for bear), later translated and/or transliterated to other variants, #Bärenstraße, #Medwedi tn, etc., and temporarily renamed #Kingissepa V. from 1940-1941. The new #Jewish synagogue is at No.16. Only street set with two #anagrams: #Kura and #Raku.
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#Pronksi (Pronks)
Bronze. Renamed (1974-1990), along with #Jõe and #Liivalaia, as #Kingissepa V. during the #SovietOccupation. One of a metals street group. See #Raua.
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Raua #Kompassi #Torupilli
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
The #SovietOccupation saw a major change, switching (1974-1990), along with #Pronksi and #Liivalaia (1944-1972), to #Kingissepa V.. Present name dates to 1990. To drink in #Estonian is #jooma to which the word is clearly related,
#FakeHeroes #VõltsitudKangelased
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