Tag: symbolism

Ukrainians’ Destruction Of Lenin Statues Making Him a Conservative Figure For Russians

January 19, 2015

Staunton, January 19 – Over the past year, Ukrainians have torn down more than 500 memorials to Vladimir Lenin, actions that reflect their revulsion at the Soviet past but ones that have had the unintended consequence of transforming Lenin into a conservative figure for many Russians and making the destruction of Lenin statues in their […]