Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have belonged to the Soviet sphere of influence for 50 years of the 20th century. The acquirement of independence by those states in 1991 resulted in the rise of nationalist movements in the Baltics. For Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians the desire to get rid of the symbols of the communist past has been of utmost importance ever since. In this regard, «the war of monuments» is of particular interest