The mayor of Kharkiv Gennady Kernes filed a lawsuit in the district administrative court on the recognition of the illegal demolition of the monument to Lenin, which was held by order of the head of the Kharkiv oblast Igor Baluty, reports Ukrainian magazine ".

Gennady Kernes aired by the local TV station said that he would do everything necessary to restore justice.

" I take a lot of effort, so that we clearly understand where the line that authority, which administers the Governor of Kharkiv oblast Igor Mironovich of Balota, giving indulgence to anyone Who will pull down a statue of Lenin. For this reason, I went to court on the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of territorial communities, " said the Mayor of Kharkiv.

Kernes also said that he has " enough like-minded people on the restoration of the monument to Lenin on the pedestal, which remained ".

The claim of the mayor of Kharkiv explained the Governor of Kharkiv oblast Igor Baluta: " if Someone wants to sue you, let him be condemned. Let them try to cancel it ".

in Kharkiv on September 28, fell off the pedestal the most powerful monument to Lenin, who tried to crush the demonstrators for the unity of Ukraine. The police opened a case in accordance with paragraph " the destruction or damage of cultural heritage objects ", but immediately closed it, saying that it was the proper order of the head of the Kharkiv oblast Igor Baluty.

Vandalism relatively monuments became more frequent throughout the territory of Ukraine in the end 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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