Hoolimata Sillamäe teemapargi loojate vastuseisust püstitati Sillamäe muuseumi õuele nõukogudeaegse sportlase üleelusuuruse kuju koopia.

Hoolimata Sillamäe teemapargi loojate vastuseisust püstitati Sillamäe muuseumi õuele nõukogudeaegse sportlase üleelusuuruse kuju koopia.

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Despite the opposition of the creators of the Sillamäe theme park, a life-sized copy of a Soviet-era athlete's statue was erected in the courtyard of the Sillamäe museum.

Sillamäe muuseumis vahetati üks kuju teise, linnale sobivama vastu

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In the Sillamäe museum, one statue was replaced with another, more suitable for the city

Teemapark 'Salapärane Sillamäe' avati Sillamäe muuseumis eelmisel suvel. Teemapargi kontseptsiooni loojad ei tahtnud, et . Nad pidasid seda .
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The theme park 'Mysterious Sillamäe' was opened at the Sillamäe museum last summer. The creators of the theme park concept did not want a large athlete's statue to be erected in the museum courtyard. They considered it inappropriate.

Linnavalitsus otsustas teisiti. Teisipäeval paigaldati muuseumi õuele . Sarnased kujud olid Sillamäes näha eelmise sajandi keskel. Linnaametnikud ütlesid, et kuju vahetati, sest .
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The city government decided differently. On Tuesday, a copy of a Soviet-era athlete's statue was installed in the museum courtyard. Similar statues could be seen in Sillamäe in the mid-20th century. City officials said the statue was replaced because the citizens of the city wanted it.

Varem seisnud väike võrkpalluri kuju . Seda hoitakse seal .
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The small statue of a volleyball player that previously stood there was moved to storage. It is kept there waiting for better times.

Muuseumi juht Jelena Antuševa ütles, et muuseum tahab, et skulptuur jääks . Ta arvab, et oleks tore, kui mõlemad kujud oleksid muuseumi alal. Siis oleks näha .
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The museum director, Jelena Antuševa, said that the museum wants the sculpture to remain on the museum grounds. She thinks it would be wonderful if both statues were on the museum premises. Then it would be possible to see two different mentalities in one place.

Ajaloolane Mairo Rääsk, kes töötas välja teemapargi kontseptsiooni, ütles eelmise aasta lõpus, et . Ta ütles, et see on vale samm ja . See muudab teemapargi sõnumi raskesti mõistetavaks. Teemapark peaks aitama mõista .
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Historian Mairo Rääsk, who developed the theme park concept, said at the end of last year that replacing the statue was a mistake. He said it was the wrong step and the wrong direction. It makes the theme park's message difficult to understand. The theme park should help to understand the essence of totalitarianism.