▁ ▁Soviet ▁comm emor ations ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁a ▁monument ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Sud mal is ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁Lie p ā ja ▁on ▁K oms om ol ▁Square ▁( ; ▁present - day ▁J ā nis ▁Č ak ste ▁Square ). ▁The ▁sculpt ors ▁of ▁the ▁monument ▁were ▁Vil nis ▁Al berg s ▁and ▁Ga ida ▁Grund berga ; ▁its ▁architect s ▁were ▁O . ▁Osten berg s ▁and ▁I . ▁Stra ut man is . ▁Following ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁Lat via ' s ▁independence , ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁the ▁statue ▁of ▁Sud mal is ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁park ▁of ▁ ▁Lie p ā ja ▁Museum . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁driving ▁forces ▁behind ▁the ▁move ▁was ▁local ▁L NN K ▁activ ist ▁Vol dem ā rs ▁P ran c ā ns , ▁who ▁dis lik ed ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁monument ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁meeting ▁place ▁for ▁the ▁local ▁Inter front ▁and ▁others ▁who ▁had ▁opposed ▁Lat via ' s ▁renew ed ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁USS R . ▁ ▁A ▁bronze ▁b ust ▁of ▁Im ants ▁Sud mal is ▁once ▁stood ▁in ▁R iga ▁near ▁the ▁R iga ▁Castle , ▁but ▁was ▁dis m ant led ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁mem orial ▁stone ▁to ▁Sud mal is ▁( ere cted ▁ 1 9 6 2 ) ▁at ▁the ▁Dra ud z ī bas ▁k urg ā