| The Russian Democratic Party YABLOKO considers
the restoration of
Dzerzhinsky’s monument at Lubyanka Square in Moscow inadmissible.
The name of Dzerzhinsky is closely connected to the creation
of a system of concentration camps, the extermination of millions
of people, including the best representatives from the intelligentsia,
clergy, Kazakhs, workers and farmers in the “red terror”
period.
By restoring the monument at Lubyanka Square, the authorities
will demonstrate to the Russian people and the whole world that
they approve of the practice of extrajudicial reprisals and wideranging
political repression.
We think that as a work of art the statue by E.Vutetich has a
merited place in the Central House of Artist, together with other
works of art from the Soviet era. However, it is absolutely inadmissible
for symbols of terror to decorate the central squares of the Russian
cities.
The Russian Democratic Party YABLOKO is submitting to the Public
City Building Council under the Mayor of Moscow its proposal to
build at Lubyanka square a monument to commemorate all political
repression in the 20th century. We are ready to cooperate with
Moscow government and the Moscow City Duma in all issues related
to implementation of this initiative.
Chairman of the Party
Grigory Yavlinsky
See also:
Yabloko and the Grim Symbols
of the Soviet Era
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