After Mr. Gorbachev announced the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Mr. Yeltsin became the first president of the new Russian Federation. A Russian woman near a vandalized emblem of Communism ...

A 2.5-tonne concrete Soviet emblem has been removed from the roof of the Russian ... Estonia was twice occupied by the Soviet Union from 1940-1941 and 1945-1991.

After removal, the emblem will be stored by the Tallinn City Museum ... Estonia was twice occupied by the Soviet Union from 1940-1941 and 1945-1991.