A Soviet-era statue of a Red Army commander taken down in Kyiv Municipal workers dismantle a monument to Soviet military leader Mykola Shchors in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023.

After the 1991 coup attempt against the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, the statue was torn down on the demand of Moscow’s citizens.

WARSAW, Poland — In the Latvian capital of Riga, an obelisk that soared high above a park to commemorate the Soviet Army’s capture of that nation in 1944 was toppled last week. It crashed into ...

Ukraine has removed Soviet-era signage from a hilltop monument in Kyiv, ... The monument, a 102 meter-tall statue that towers over the surrounding area, is made of steel.

Soviet leader Josef Stalin's legacy includes mass purges and executions. Statues of him in Russia came down decades ago, but in recent years new statues have cropped up, including one this week.

Statues honoring Soviet troops have in recent weeks come down or been slated for demolition in Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland and the Czech Republic, ...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - In the Latvian capital of Riga, an obelisk that soared high above a park to commemorate the Soviet Army's capture of that nation in 1944 was toppled last week.

City workers in Kyiv on Saturday dismantled an equestrian statue of a Red Army commander, the latest Soviet monument to be removed in the Ukrainian capital since Russia launched its full-scale ...

Ukraine replaces Soviet-era hammer and sickle symbol with a trident on Kyiv statue By Tim Lister , Olga Voitovych , Ivana Kottasová and Sana Noor Haq , CNN 3 minute read ...

The statue of Mykola Shchors on horseback, erected in the 1950s, was taken down from a pedestal in downtown Kyiv to the applause of a small group of onlookers. City officials said it will be ...