Postcard from Azerbaijan, 1970, with a picture of the 26 Baku Commissars Memorial in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku.
The 26 Baku Commissars Memorial was a Soviet era monument that paid tribute to the 26 Baku Commissars from the Baku commune. The commune was overthrown in 1918 and the commissars were later executed. The monument was constructed by sculptors I. Zeynalov and N. Mamedov, and architects G. Aleskerov and Alesker Huseynov, who eventually became prominent politicians in Azerbaijan. The remains of the Commissars were buried at the site of the memorial.
In January 2009, the Azeri authorities started the demolition of the Memorial. The remains of the commissars were reburied at Hovsan Cemetery on 26 January 2009.