Latvia to topple Soviet-era monument a week after Estonia does the same

The monument, built in 1985 while Latvia was still part of the Soviet Union, will be felled using machinery on Tuesday, said Janis Lange, the Latvian capital’s executive director

The Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist Invaders stands (Roman Koksarov/AP)

Latvia will tear down a Soviet-era monument commemorating the Red Army’s victory over Nazi Germany, authorities said.

It comes a week after Estonia removed a similar landmark.