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A monument to Feliks Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the Bolsheviks’ feared secret police, has been quietly rehabilitated. Why?
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.
KYIV — 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 ...
Across Eastern and Central Europe, statues honoring Soviet troops for their role in defeating the Nazis in World War II have in recent weeks come down or been slated for demolition.
A bronze monument honoring foreign military experts will rise at the Military History Museum in celebration of Vietnam’s ...
In 2013, an artist put up a statue depicting a Soviet soldier raping a pregnant woman next to the Gdansk tank. The unauthorized sculpture was quickly removed.
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 ...
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30 Sculptures in Europe to Add to Your Bucket List - MSNThe most famous statues in Europe to add to your bucket list Some of the most famous European statues are centuries old but others are modern marvels added to the European landscape in recent years.
Kyiv last week replaced the Soviet hammer and sickle symbol with a trident – the Ukrainian coat of arms – on the shield of the Motherland Monument, which dominates the capital’s skyline.
Statues topple as Europe purges communist monuments Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to a renewed push to topple the last remaining monuments to the Soviet army that remained in Europe ...
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