In Kiev, near the “Motherland” will set another monument

The working title of a future exhibition “Russian Aggression”

On the Pechersk hills, in front of the restaurant “Tsarskoye Selo”, at the Museum of history of Ukraine during world war II will appear a memorial complex to soldiers of the ATO, which will be called “Aggression.” This was told by the main artist of the Museum Anatoly Gaydamaka, who will take part in the competition for the best exposition of the memorial. ATO veterans support the idea to perpetuate this way the memory of the heroes. At the same time, in the Commission of the Kyiv city Council on culture I think that the time and place to create the memorial are not the best.

Reforge sleeve on bell

The main artist of the Museum of the Second world war Anatoly Gaydamak told the “news” details of the creation of the new memorial, which announced last week by President Petro Poroshenko. “It is not just a memorial, but a memorial complex called “Russia’s Aggression”. Name is vindicated, but still working. Perhaps the memorial will be located on the patch near the “Top of the Moscow gate of the old Pechersk fortress.” On the way from them to the Museum has an exhibition of anti-tank hedgehogs and worth of Russian military equipment captured by our soldiers in the Donbass”, — says the “news” Gaydamak. The artist says that the massive sculptures and bulky architecture typical of the Soviet era, in the memorial we will not see.

“There is no memorial in the conventional concept of memorials. No pedestals with statues falling down wounded soldiers, etc. But there are symbols and allegories,” explains master. Gaydamak himself is going to participate in the competition to design the memorial. But about your idea says reluctantly.

“Once the Russian Tsar Peter I was dropped from the Church bells and melted them in the gun. My vision of the exposition is modern shells cannon shells, perepravlyaemsya the bells” — said the artist.

Deputy Director of the Museum of the Second world war Liudmyla Rybchenko confirmed “news” that approved the place for the creation of the memorial on the Museum grounds, and the date of the competition and the number of participants is not yet known. By the way, the name of the complex she also doesn’t know yet. But the Secretary of the Commission of the Kyiv city Council on culture Alexander Pozhivanov not sure the place for installation of the memorial complex is selected correctly. “The idea of the monument is absolutely correct. But we have identified land near the alley of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes (the former street Institute. — Ed.) for the Museum of the revolution of dignity. It seems to me, on its territory a memorial to soldiers of the ATO would be more appropriate. In General, I believe that memorials should be installed after the completion of the ATO, not at a time when continue to go fighting and killing people” — told us Pozhivanov.

With veterans not discussed

Interestingly, announcing the future complex, the President appealed to the organizations of veterans of the ATO, allegedly turned to him and represents his vision of the memorial complex. But the head of the Union veterans of the ATO in Holosiivskyi district of Kiev Anatoly Bolotin assured “News” that the Kiev veterans of this question is not discussed. Incidentally, he believes the Museum of the Second world war is an ideal place for the memorial. “On the territory of the Museum there is a Museum of the ATO, there are regularly guided tours, including bringing and school groups. So, of course, the memorial there is the place”, — said “news” Bolotin.

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