Ukraine dismantles Soviet symbol from 100-metre-tall statue
03 August 2023
Ukrainian authorities have dismantled one of the country’s most iconic monuments, removing a Soviet coat of arms that was emblazoned on the metal statue.
The Motherland Monument is situated at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine (NMHU) and overlooks the Dnipro River in Kyiv. It was erected on a 40-metre-high pedestal in 1981 and depicts a woman holding a 12 x 8 metre shield and 16-metre-long sword.
“Motherland-mother” herself measures 62 metres…
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