BBC7 年
Seven of the world’s most controversial statues
The 49 metre tall bronze statue in Dakar, Senegal. There are many remaining statues and monuments of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. While in power during the 1930s, Stalin “purged” the Soviet ...
TASS2 年
Soviet 'worker and peasant girl' statue for 1937 World's Fair marks 80th anniversary
In 1941, the Soviet government awarded Mukhina’s work ... of the All-Russia Exhibition Center on November 28, 2009. The statue now stands on a new 34.5-meter-tall pedestal just as in Mukhina ...
Wall Street Journal1 年
Watch: Ukraine Removes Soviet Hammer and Sickle From Huge Kyiv Statue
Ukraine started to remove the Soviet emblem from the Motherland Monument in Kyiv, one of Europe’s tallest statues. Ukraine’s coat of arms will replace the hammer and sickle ahead of Ukraine's ...
Science Featured on MSN29 天
Why Some Cities Are Keeping Confederate Statues and Others Are Tearing Them Down
The role of Confederate monuments in American society has sparked ongoing debate. Some believe they should be removed, while ...
TASS1 年
Effort to remove USSR emblem from Kiev’s landmark statue begin in Ukraine — media
TASS/. Work to remove the Soviet Union’s emblem from Europe’s tallest statue, the Motherland Monument, have begun in Kiev, Ukraine’s TSN news agency reported. The agency published on its ...
The Star1 年
Cultural counteroffensive: Ukrainians shun Russian symbols
This cultural counteroffensive has seen hundreds of Soviet-era streets renamed, scores of statues dismantled and Russian literature removed from bookshelves. It is clearly visible in Kharkiv ...