Minister of culture of Ukraine Vyacheslav Kyrylenko said that the dismantling of monuments to Soviet leaders in the area of the country will be supported at the government level. About it reported in the report on the official agencies.

" We will encourage any public offerings associated with the purification of Ukraine from the monuments to the leaders of the Communist preceding " - quoted expression Kirilenko press service of the Ministry of culture.

In addition, the Minister said that, in his vision, the monuments are not included in the state register of Ukraine, are not the objects of cultural heritage.

" Numerous monuments, busts, and other similar monuments odious figures of the totalitarian regime, which are also missing in the State register of immovable monuments of Ukraine, are not the objects of cultural heritage or national or local importance. For this reason, under the protection of the country they do not fall ", - reported in the report on the Internet representation offices.

In addition, according to information on the Internet presentation of the Ministry of culture, Kirilenko plans to initiate the removal from the state register of monuments associated with the Communist leaders.

" The government will not oppose, but rather make every effort to assist any community initiatives that will fight for the purification of Ukraine from these relics of the previous totalitarian ", - said Vyacheslav Kirilenko.

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