Yekaterinburg Rejects Stalin Monument
No suitable location: Yekaterinburg city administration refused to erect a monument to Joseph Stalin. The Yekaterinburg Department of Architecture believes that there is currently no suitable place in the city for the installation of a Stalin monument.
Consensus
- The city administration of Yekaterinburg rejected the proposal to install a monument to Joseph Stalin.
- The main architect, Ruslan Gabdrakhmanov, stated that there is no suitable location in the city for the monument.
- The administration suggested placing the monument in a museum instead.
- The initiative group 'Sakartvelo', led by Nukri Chavleishvili, opposed the museum proposal, calling it an insult to Stalin's legacy.
- The group plans to hold public hearings or appeal to the president and federal institutions if the city refuses.
- Opposition to the monument came from the Association of Victims of Political Repressions and the local branch of 'Yabloko'.
- There are over 110 monuments to Stalin in Russia, with 86 installed during Vladimir Putin's presidency.
- Chuvashia and Vologda Oblast have been leaders in installing Stalin monuments in the past two years.
Points of divergence
- In May of the previous year, there were 120 Stalin monuments in Russia and on occupied territories in Ukraine, with 105 installed during Putin's presidency. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The initiative group proposed installing the monument in November 2025. — novaya_eu
- The initial proposal was for a bust, but now activists demand a full monument. — tg_tvrain
- The proposed locations include: Mir Street (to be renamed Stalin Street), Bulvar Kultury on Uralmash, and the square in front of the Okruzhnoy Dom of Officers. — tvrain
- The group 'Sakartvelo' proposed installing the monument in November 2024. — tg_horizontal_russia
Coverage (6 sources)
- Ekaterynburg City Hall Refused to Erect a Monument to Joseph Stalin — Радио Свобода
- No suitable place: Yekaterinburg city council refused to erect a monument to Joseph Stalin — Говорит НеМосква
- Echaterinburg authorities refused to erect a Stalin monument — Новая газета Европа
- Ekaterynburg City Hall Refused to Erect Stalin Monument — Officials Proposed Placing It in Museum 'in Combination with Materials on the Relevant Era' — Дождь (Telegram)
- Ekaterynburg City Hall Refused to Erect a Stalin Monument — Дождь
- Ekaterynburg City Hall Refused to Erect a Stalin Monument. The 'Yabloko' Party and Repression Researchers Opposed It — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
Key entities
- Yekaterinburg
- Stalin's Joseph
- Georgia
- Ruslan Gabdrakhmanov
- Apple
- Department of Architecture
- Nukri Chavleishvili
- CPSU
- Mary
- International Diaspora Union
- No
- Stalin Center