Victims of Communist Terror Memorial in Torņakalns
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“1941 Deportation Wagon” and Memorial Stone “1941”, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
“1941 Deportation Wagon” and Memorial Stone “1941”, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
Torņkalns Railway Station, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
“1941 Deportation Wagon”, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
Anna Vaivade, who was deported in 1949, bequeathed funds for the purchase of the memorial plaque in her will, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
“1941 Deportation Wagon”, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
“1941 Deportation Wagon”, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
“1941 Deportation Wagon”, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
“1941 Deportation Wagon”, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
Monument - five carved stone figures, personifying three generations who became victims of repression, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
Monument - five carved stone figures, personifying three generations who became victims of repression, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
Monument - five carved stone figures, personifying three generations who became victims of repression, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
Monument - five carved stone figures, personifying three generations who became victims of repression, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
Monument - five carved stone figures, personifying three generations who became victims of repression, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
Monument - five carved stone figures, personifying three generations who became victims of repression, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
Monument - five carved stone figures, personifying three generations who became victims of repression, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
Memorial site for the victims of communist terror in Torņakalns, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
Memorial site for the victims of communist terror in Torņakalns, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
Memorial site for the victims of communist terror in Torņakalns, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
Memorial site for the victims of communist terror in Torņakalns, 2021. Source: Riga Planning Region: author: Edgars Ražinskis.
A moment of remembrance at Torņkalns station, where the Latvians' tormented journey to Siberia began 50 years ago. LTF Chairman Romualds Ražuks speaks. In the foreground is the memorial stone dedicated to the victims of deportation. Source: Laiks, No. 56 (13.07.1991) Photo by: V.Cinis
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The memorial site is located in the Torņakalns railway station in Riga. It is dedicated to those deported in June 1941. Initially it was planned to create a memorial in Esplanāde park, but later it was decided to place it at the Torņakalns station. The memorial consists of five torn stone sculptures symbolising the ruined families and three generations of deportees. The sculptor of this memorial is Pauls Jaunzems and the architect is Juris Poga. It was unveiled on 14 June 2001 by the then President of Latvia, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga. Next to the station there is a freight waggon and a commemorative stone dedicated to the deported Latvians. The commemorative stone with the inscription “1941” is a 1.2 m high crude boulder. The author of the memorial stand is the sculptor Ojārs Feldbergs.

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