Demolition of monuments to Lenin in Ukraine stirs up conflict within the country
Elizabeth Isakov. Demolition of monuments, as well as among them of the monument in Kharkiv, dedicated to Vladimir Lenin, is a manifestation of aggressive nationalism and " stirs up opposition in Ukraine, " said the Commissioner of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation for human rights, democracy and supremacy of law Konstantin Dolgov on Wednesday at a press conference in Geneva.
" (Ukraine) Actively limited to unwanted and transmitting those signals do not coincide with the official position of the media. Recorded manifestations of extremist ultra-nationalist and neo-Nazi sentiments, aggressive xenophobia. We all saw the demolished monuments to Lenin in different cities of Ukraine. What struggles, what social tensions caused by such actions undermine the situation!", he said.
on Sunday in Kharkov fell off the pedestal of the monument to Lenin, who tried to crush the demonstrators for the unity of Ukraine. This is the most great monument to Lenin in the country. In addition, another monument to Vladimir Lenin was destroyed in the night of the first day of the week in Dergachi district of Kharkiv region.
Vandalism relatively monuments became more frequent throughout the territory of Ukraine in the end 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.