Eduard Vilde monument

Eduard Vilde was a writer, a pioneer of critical realism in Estonian literature, and a diplomat. He is often credited as the first professional Estonian writer. Before the independence he was also an outspoken critic of Tsarist rule and of the German landowners. Later he served in Berlin as an ambassador of the young Estonian Republic. The limestone monument was erected to commemorate his 100th birthday in 1965. It is shaped as an open book. On one side there is a bronze relief and autograph by Eduard Vilde and othe on the other text and scenes from his works.