In Lviv, they intend to disassemble the stele of the Soviet Monument of Glory

19 February 2018, 23:09 | The Company
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Part of the elements of the construction of this complex is in an emergency condition. On this Monday, February 19, during a press conference, Deputy Mayor of Lviv Andrei Moskalenko.

According to him, the city authorities ordered a study on the state of key structures. According to their conclusions, the general condition of load-bearing structures is emergency, and they are subject to dismantling, "said Moskalenko, adding that the dismantling works are planned to start this spring, but the exact cost of emergency work is still unknown.

Recall that the Memorial of Glory in Lviv consists of three elements: a thirty-meter concrete pylon, faced with granite tiles, a bronze central group and a massive reinforced concrete stela, the center of the ensemble is a sculptural group of figures from the Soviet soldier and Motherland-.



The Monument of Glory is a monument dedicated to the resistance and expulsion of Nazi invaders from Ukraine, and therefore, according to the law, is not a symbol of the communist totalitarian regime and is not subject to mandatory dismantling.

As reported URA-Inform, February 15, representatives of right-wing organizations broke the plates and the inscription "to the victors over Nazism" on the Monument of Glory. Instead of the broken inscription, the activists painted "monument to the invaders".




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