The communist regime was established with the occupation of Estonia on June 17, 1940, and ended with Estonia regaining its independence on August 20, 1991. As a result, more than 75,000 people went missing, some of whom were killed, imprisoned, or deported; The Mariama Memorial to the Victims of Communism is dedicated to all of them. The memorial wall called "The Journey" bears the names of the Estonian people who died during the rule of this regime; And without the names of the thousands of victims who did not return to their homes and whose fate is unknown, this wall is also a memorial to them.