14.November 2025

Metsavend Ruuben Lambur sai mälestusskulptuur-pingi

Forest Brother Ruuben Lambur Receives Memorial Bench Sculpture

Pingil istuva metsavenna Ruuben Lamburi skulptuur paigaldati Rakvere vallas asuva Sõmeru keskushoone ette.

Ruuben Lambur oli koos oma abikaasa Leidaga sagedane . Nad käisid seal igal esmaspäeval , kontsertidel ja tantsupidudel. Skulptuuri püstitamise eestvedaja Peep Vassiljev ütles: ", siis elame kauem ja rõõmsamalt."

Skulptor Aivar Simson oli skulptuuri loomisel. Tema jaoks oli kõige keerulisem teha pealage ja prille. Simson ütles: "Mulle meeldis, et Ruuben kasutas käsi, kui sõnad otsa said. Kätega on hea emotsioone edasi anda."

Ruuben Lamburi tütar Meret Oja oli kunstiteosega rahul. Ta ütles: " ei saa olla täpselt inimese moodi, aga teatud nurkade all on see väga isa moodi. Simson on tabanud hästi liikumise ning see kuju tundub nagu ta hakkaks kohe midagi ütlema."

Skulptuuri avamisega tähistati eelmise aasta kevadel Ruuben Lamburi 100. sünniaastapäeva.

Ruuben Lambur sündis Järvakandis 13. novembril 1925. aastal. Tema sünnipäeva peeti kaua aega 13. märtsil, sest dokumentidesse oli kirjutatud vale kuupäev.

1932. aastal kolis tema pere Peresaare asundustalude külla. 1941. aastal põgenes Ruuben nõukogude mobilisatsiooni eest metsa. Ta liitus Eesti Leegioniga, kuid sai vigastada ja jäi väeosast maha. Seejärel algas tema aastatel 1944-1947. Vangi langedes saadeti ta , kust ta vabanes 1965. aastal.

Ruuben Lambur kirjutas oma elust raamatus " ". Raamatu põhjal tehti teatris muusikaline dokumentaaldraama " ".

Ruuben Lambur lahkus 2023. aasta kevadel. Ta on maetud Tõrma kalmistule, kuhu püstitati tema mälestuskivi.

The sculpture of Forest Brother Ruuben Lambur sitting on a bench was installed in front of the Sõmeru community center in Rakvere Parish.

Ruuben Lambur, along with his wife Leida, was a frequent visitor to the Sõmeru house. They attended seniors’ gatherings, concerts, and dance parties there every Monday. The initiator of the sculpture, Peep Vassiljev, said, "Be positive and optimistic, and we will live longer and happier lives."

Sculptor Aivar Simson created the sculpture. For him, the most challenging parts were the crown of the head and the glasses. Simson said, "I liked that Ruuben used his hands when words ran out. Hands are good for conveying emotions."

Ruuben Lambur's daughter, Meret Oja, was pleased with the artwork. She said, "A bronze statue cannot be exactly like a person, but from certain angles, it very much resembles my father. Simson has captured the movement well, and this statue seems as if it is about to say something."

The unveiling of the sculpture marked the 100th anniversary of Ruuben Lambur's birth last spring.

Ruuben Lambur was born in Järvakandi on November 13, 1925. His birthday was long celebrated on March 13 because the documents had the wrong date.

In 1932, his family moved to the Peresaare settlement farm. In 1941, Ruuben fled to the forest to escape Soviet mobilization. He joined the Estonian Legion but was injured and left behind. This marked the beginning of his period as a Forest Brother from 1944 to 1947. Captured, he was sent to the Gulag camp, from which he was released in 1965.

Ruuben Lambur wrote about his life in the book "Alutaguse Saga." Based on the book, a musical documentary drama "The Last Forest Brother" was made in the theater.

Ruuben Lambur passed away in the spring of 2023. He is buried in Tõrma Cemetery, where a memorial stone was erected in his honor.