Dnepropetrovsk starts demolishing monument to commissars
In Dnepropetrovsk, authorities began dismantling a monument to Soviet commissars, following its designation as 'symbolism of Russian imperial policy' by Ukraine's Institute of National Memory. The move is part of Ukraine's broader decommunization campaign.
Consensus
- The monument to the commissars in Dnepropetrovsk was dismantled.
- The decision to dismantle the monument was made by Ukrainian authorities.
- The monument was listed as prohibited symbolism by Ukraine's Institute of National Memory.
- The dismantling is part of Ukraine's decommunization policy initiated in 2015.
- A similar monument to General Vasily Margelov was previously removed in Dnepropetrovsk.
Points of divergence
- The city council of Dnepropetrovsk approved the demolition of the monument to General Vasily Margelov on August 11, with the resolution published on the official city council website. — vedomosti
- The resolution granted permission to the municipal enterprise 'Dneprovsky Electrotremp' to carry out the demolition, with no specified timeline or future disposition of the monument. — vedomosti
- General Vasily Margelov was born in Yekaterinoslav (now Dnepropetrovsk), served in multiple major military campaigns during WWII, and led the Soviet Airborne Forces from 1954 to 1979. — vedomosti
- On July 31, a monument to Soviet soldiers who died in WWII was dismantled in Pyzyce, Poland, by the Polish Institute of National Memory (IPN), prompting a protest from the Russian embassy. — vedomosti
- On August 4, the head of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastykin, ordered an investigation into the dismantling of the monument in Poland. — vedomosti
- On July 17, Russia lodged a protest with Estonia's temporary chargé d'affaires over the dismantling of a monument to Soviet liberators. — vedomosti
- Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova called the dismantling of the monument a violation of humanitarian law. — vedomosti
- The monument to the commissars was dismantled in August, following its inclusion in the list of prohibited symbols by Ukraine's Institute of National Memory in June. — vesti
- The decision to dismantle the monument was based on its classification as 'symbolism of Russian imperial policy'. — vesti
- The dismantling of the monument is part of a broader campaign against Soviet heritage in Ukraine, which has been ongoing since 2015 and has expanded to include anything associated with Russia. — vesti
- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized Ukraine's actions as a deliberate campaign of aggressive derussification and forced assimilation aimed at destroying shared historical and cultural heritage. — vesti
- A monument to Soviet General Vasily Margelov had previously been removed in Dnepropetrovsk. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- In Dnipro, the monument to communards began to be demolished — Вести
- In Dnipro, a monument to the father of the VDV, Margelov, was demolished — Вести
- In Dnipro, the monument to General Margelov will be demolished — Ведомости
- In Dnipro, monument to father of VDV Margelov is being demolished — Вести