This is a monument to the people of the Baltics who had to flee when the Soviets took over. These 100 suitcases represent the belongings of people who came to this port in Estonia but due to weight limitations of the ships had to leave everything they owned on the beach in order to board. There were so many people trying to leave before the Soviets arrived that the boats could only take people and not their belongings. The people only found this out when they arrived at the boat so they left everything sitting on the beach.
This is a monument to the people of the Baltics who had to flee when the Soviets took over. These 100 suitcases represent the belongings of people who came to this port in Estonia but due to weight limitations of the ships had to leave everything they owned on the beach in order to board. There were so many people trying to leave before the Soviets arrived that the boats could only take people and not their belongings. The people only found this out when they arrived at the boat so they left everything sitting on the beach.
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