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The Russalka Memorial is a bronze monument sculpted by Amandus Adamson, erected on 7 September 1902 in Kadriorg, Tallinn to memorize the ninth anniversary of the sinking of the Russian warship Rusalka.
The monument depicts an angel holding an Orthodox cross towards the assumed direction of the shipwreck. During the Soviet rule the cross was removed and the angel pointed to the sea with her bare hand. The model for the angel was the sculptor's housekeeper Juliana Rootsi, whose grandson is politician Tiit Made[1].
In 2005, the Estonian Post published a postage stamp series for the 150th anniversary of the sculptor, with the Russalka Memorial depicted on the cover.
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View from Kadriorg Park
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- ^ Soomuslaev sai mälestusmärgi üheksa aastat pärast hukku // Postimees, 20.07.2005
Coordinates: 59°26′36.19″N 24°47′38.30″E / 59.4433861°N 24.793972°E
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