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When it comes to monuments, Russia does nothing halfway. It is, after all, a country that recently dedicated a 30-foot-tall monument to the inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle, counts a 481-line ...
In Kyiv, Soviet-era monuments to Russian-Ukraine unity still stand. But should they? The Motherland Monument in Kyiv, lighted in the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag.
Perhaps Russia’s most impressive petroglyphs, dating back to 12000-9000 BC, can be found in the Russian Far East – 75 kilometers north of Khabarovsk in the Nanai village of Sikachi-Alyan. 3.
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Russia has included the palace on its list of cultural monuments. The 16th-century Tatar Khans' palace in Bakhchisaray, the Crimean Tatars' historical capital, on May 11, 2014.
Russia Has A Fallen Monument Park The U.S. isn't the only country where statues of controversial historical figures have been swept aside by protesters seeking a clean break with the past.
Estonia’s prime minister has been put on a wanted list in Russia because of her efforts to remove Soviet-era World War II monuments in the Baltic nation, officials said Tuesday as tensions ...
As Russia's war in Ukraine rages on, former Soviet republics like Latvia plan to destroy Soviet-era monuments. Some believe they should remain as tributes to the fight against Nazis in World War II.
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland will send a note to Russian authorities to demand an inquiry into the devastation of monuments commemorating Polish Home Army soldiers in the town of Yogla in eastern ...
In the 22 months since the Kremlin launched its full-scale war on Ukraine, scores of Soviet-era monuments have been pulled down across Europe, many in direct response to the invasion. Below are ...