Ukraine’s leading World War II history museum will remove Soviet-era monuments as part of a push to erase centuries-old ties to Russia. “The museum space must get rid of the Soviet narrative, which has been used for decades to promote the myth of the ‘great patriotic war,’” the Kiev-based National Museum of …
Read More »EU country may ban Soviet monuments
Latvia’s parliament, the Saeima, is aiming to pass a new law that would require the demolition of all sites and objects “glorifying the Soviet and Nazi Regime” on the territory of the country. The bill, which passed its first reading on Wednesday and is expected to be adopted by June …
Read More »Monuments to slave owners
It would be good to open in Russia a monument to all the American slave-owners, whose statues were thrown from their pedestals “crazed blacks”. Better in the South, in the provincial cities of the Central Chernozem region. There the climate is closer to the Confederate, and the people more tanned. …
Read More »The most unusual monuments in the world dedicated to alcohol. Photo
Why not just invent people. Often the sculptures are installed not as advertising, but as a Manifesto and anthem of the drink, or the process of drinking. Just watch! This, for example, a monument from China. Another Chinese sculpture, she is also devoted to beer. Or rather a fountain of …
Read More »Kiev will decorate the new monuments
Monuments in honor of the Ukrainian writers. In Kiev intend to establish a monument to Ivan Franko and Vasyl Stus. “Now the city authorities worked out the order of the Cabinet of Ministers on the construction of polnoprivodnyj of the monument to Ivan Franko and the poet Vasyl Stus,” – …
Read More »Gigantic monuments from around the world. Photo
Pink Ganesha and other statues. Traditionally, the monuments erected in memory of the significant events, historical figures, or in honor of the deities. Among the huge variety of sculptures is so great that a number of them simply freeze in amazement and fully realize the frailty of life. 1. Marilyn …
Read More »Ukrainian monuments in Poland will be restored
Deshchitsa noted that their recovery will happen step by stepUkrainian Ambassador to Poland Andriy Deshchytsya said that Poland agreed to the resumption of the Ukrainian places of memory in Poland, which became the target of acts of vandalism more in 2014. He stated this in an interview with “UKRINFORM” at …
Read More »In the capital install the camera near monuments
The camera will be connected to city-wide video surveillance system Until the end of November the Kyiv authorities plan to install surveillance cameras around the three monuments of the capital. This reports the press service of Kyiv city state administration. “These cameras will be connected to city-wide video surveillance system. …
Read More »In Kiev were more likely to “insulate” the monuments
Authorities say violators need to be fined. Kiev faced a wave of scandalous insulation of walls of houses, which spoil the appearance of historic buildings and structures, decorated with old mosaics. Apartment owners claim that housing is insulated due to the fact that in the houses of the old walls …
Read More »In Kiev, the vandals turned against the new monuments. Video
Most often in the capital suffered from vandalism fabulous characters of Landscape Avenue. It is noted that often suffered from vandalism fabulous characters of Landscape Avenue, the monument to Piontkovsky, the sculpture of Samson and others. For example, a sculpture of a Grandmother in Shevchenko Park. Previously, she was with …
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