In Accordance With The Socialist Lifestyle.

This hammer and sickle are on the side of Carola's building on the Raekoja Plats. I think it is the only time that I have still seen the symbol here in Tartu. However, in the areas with large Russian populations (read Narva) it is very common to see many soviet monuments still in place. I noticed that some of these emblems on Carola's building have been torn down, but at least three still remain. I thought it was interesting, as this is not something one sees everyday in Colorado, or even at all. Today I handed in my passport for my Russian visa to go to St Petersburg. I am interested to see what degree of soviet influence still exists in the architecture there.