Anna Cherepanova: Mayor Busurin’s proposal to cancel the erection of a monument to victims of political reprisals is a huge mistake
Press Release, 23.03.2021
Photo: A sketch of the monument to the victims of political reprisals / photo from the official website of the Administration of Novgorod
Sergei Busurin, Novgorod Mayor, is committing a huge human and political error. He proposed to the Novgorod Duma to cancel the decision to erect a monument to the victims of political reprisals. Novgorod is almost a sole regional centre where there is still no such monument.
The Mayor refers to the lack of money in the budget and the regional authorities, which did not recommend him to erect the monument at the expense of the federal and regional budgets. The problem is, certainly, not the money, but about the deficit of honour, sense of conscience, and decency.
Once again I am convinced that the decision of the Yabloko faction to put an “unsatisfactory” mark to the performance of the Mayor was correct.
At the meeting of the Novgorod Duma I will insist on the allocation of the necessary funds from the budget of Novgorod to the erection of the monument.
Anna CHEREPANOVA
is a member of the Federal Bureau of Yabloko,
Chair of the Novgorod regional branch of the party.
Deputy of the Novgorod Duma
Posted: March 24th, 2021 under Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Yabloko's Regional Branches.