The leader of the Radical party of Oleh Liashko and his supporters came in Ukrainian troops occupied the city, and demolished the monument to Lenin, tying the statue to the tractor. This act, the people's the people's choice boasted in social networks.
" Flag day we said way it should. Soon the earth will not remain a single idol the executioner of the Ukrainian people, " wrote Lyashko on his page century.
Also Oleg Lyashko showed pictures on which he hammer knocks pedestal the inscription." Metal letters " LENIN " is also eliminated. And on the pedestal where once stood Ilyich, I found our blue-and-yellow flag. Glory To Ukraine!", - he explained.
however, in the Internet appeared the video, as supporters Lyashko on the tractor and pulled down the statue of Lenin.
Vandalism relatively monuments to Lenin and other Communist leaders became more frequent throughout the territory of Ukraine in the lasted 3 months of political decline, which was accompanied by riots in Kiev and ended with the coming to power of the opposition, who received supervision over the country. The resonance was incident on 1 December 2013, when the radicals dropped from the pedestal of the statue of Lenin in Central Kiev.
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