In 2007, the removal of a Soviet war memorial in Estonia sparked a massive international crisis
The 2007 relocation of a Soviet-era statue in Tallinn triggered the world's first major state-sponsored cyberattack and exposed deep-seated cultural divisions between Estonia and its neighbor, Russia.
In April 2007, the Estonian government moved the 'Bronze Soldier' memorial from a busy downtown square to a military cemetery. While Estonian officials saw the statue as a symbol of Soviet occupation, many ethnic Russians viewed it as a tribute to those who fell fighting Nazi Germany.
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