The battle of the statues: rewriting world history
The question is not just what statues come down, but what statues, if any, go up
Boris Johnson claims removing statues is 'to lie about our history'
Boris Johnson has said removing statues of controversial figures is “to lie about our history”, as he argued that national protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd in the US had been taken over by extremists, The …
Temporary monument to Zhukov dismantled in Moscow
In Moscow, a temporary monument to Marshal Georgy Zhukov, installed on Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, was dismantled due to problems with the pedestal, Moscow City Duma deputy Yevgeny Gerasimov said. …
Putin and Netanyahu unveil Leningrad siege defenders monument in Jerusalem
Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the ceremony to unveil a monument to Leningrad siege defenders in Jerusalem. He and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have unveiled a Memorial …
Monument to Imadeddin Nasimi opened in Moscow (photo-report)
A monument to the great Azerbaijai poet-thinker Imadeddin Nasimi was opened at the All-Russian state library for foreign literature named after M. I. Rudomino in Moscow today. The opening ceremony was attended by Vice President of the Heydar …
Nizami Ganjavi bronze monument to appear in Derbent
The erection of the bronze monument to Nizami Ganjavi, the great Azerbaijani poet and thinker of the Middle Ages, is planned in Derbent, in the park named after him, the head of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of Derbent, …
Hajji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev monument to be erected in Baku
A monument to Azerbaijani millionaire and philanthropist Hajji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev will be erected in the center of Baku in accordance with the project of people's artist Khanlar Akhmedov's project. …
Georgia ready to preserve Mutso for Europa Nostra’s money
The National Agency for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Georgia submitted to the pan-European Federation for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Europa Nostra a grant project for the conservation of the medieval fortress-village of Mutso …
Solzhenitsyn monument unveiled in Moscow
A monument dedicated to the Russian novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn was unveiled in Moscow today. The opening ceremony was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Kremlin website. …
Russians abroad: without right to have rights
Human rights defenders on discrimination based on language, political or other beliefs and origin
Sklifosovsky monument inaugurated in honor of First Moscow State Medical University's anniversary
A solemn opening ceremony of the monument to famous Russian surgeon Nikolay Sklifosovsky was held today in Moscow. It was installed next to the clinical center No. 1 of First Moscow State Medical University in honor of the university's 260th …
Istanbul to create working group for historical monuments
A working group will be created in Istanbul with the support of the Istanbul Mayor’s Office to conduct research in order to determine the number of historical monuments in the city, the Istanbul Mayor’s Office said. The …
Peter and Fevronia monument to be unveiled in Yalta
A monument to Holy Pious Peter and Fevronia of Murom will be unveiled in Crimea in 2018, the head of the Rostov Dementiev foundry, Dmitry Plotnikov, said. According to him, the monument is supposed to be placed on the Yalta …
Tamara Sinyavskaya: new monument to Muslim Magomayev to be erected in Baku
A monument to the great pop and opera singer Muslim Magomayev may soon appear in Baku, the widow of the famous musician, opera singer Tamara Sinyavskaya said, speaking with the correspondent of Vestnik Kakaza at …
Erdogan urges mayors of Turkish cities to work well
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sharply criticized the mayors of some Turkish cities, where the monuments and sculptures of him were built. "Some mayors built monuments and sculptures, and when I heard this, I was very …
Friendship of Nations monument to be opened in Magas
The monument dedicated to the friendship of Russian nations will be opened in Magas, the press service of the Ingush capital administration reports. "The monument symbolizing the friendship of the peoples of Russia will soon appear …
Image of nation-victim is basis of modern Polish statehood
Poland turned its history into the main tool for solving internal and external problems
Monument to Fazil Iskander unveiled in Moscow
A monument to Russian writer Fazil Iskander, who died a year ago, was unveiled at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow. The monument was based on the 1966 sculpture by Kazakh sculptor Marina Eshba, TASS …
Georgia and Turkey to cooperate in field of culture
A government delegation of Turkey led by Prime Minister Binali Yildirim is on an official visit to Tbilisi. The delegation signed a program on cooperation between the two countries in the sphere of culture for 2017-2018. …
Sculpture of Istanbul cat ‘Tombili’ stolen
A sculpture created in memory of “Tombili,” a portly cat who became a social media phenomenon after being photographed posing on a sidewalk in Istanbul’s Ziverbey neighborhood, has been stolen from the sidewalk, Kadıköy …
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