Pilistvere Stones

Kõo, Estonia

Pilistvere memorial looks like a burial ground covered with piled stones, with a wooden cross at the head. Since 1988 Estonian people have brought there stones to remind of their relatives who were deported to Siberia and prison camps during the Soviet occupation.

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Pilistvere küla, Kõo, Estonia
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Founded: 1988
Category: Statues in Estonia
Historical period: Soviet Occupation (Estonia)

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