List of communist monuments damaged during Euromaidan

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Destruction of the statue of Lenin in Kiev.

This is a list of communist monuments damaged during Euromaidan.

Communist monuments damaged during Euromaidan

Euromaidan protestors damaged or destroyed statues of Vladimir Lenin in several cities.[1][2][3] Some estimates said that more than 90 statues were toppled.[4] In December 2015 The Ukrainian Week calculated that 376 Lenin monuments were removed and/or destroyed in February 2014.[5]

This is a partial list:

Landmark Location Date Status Notes Image
Statue of Lenin Andriyevo-Ivanove January 3, 2014 Broken in two Police launched an investigation based on a Criminal Code article entitled "Destruction of, or Damage to, Monuments of History or Culture".[6]
Statue of Lenin Berdichev February 22, 2014 Toppled and destroyed [7][8] Statue of Lenin in Berdichev in 2013.
Statue of Lenin Bila Tserkva Toppled and destroyed [1][9] Statue of Lenin in Bila Tserkva in 2009.
Statue of Lenin Chernihiv February 21, 2014 Toppled [10][11]
Statue of Lenin Chervona Sloboda July 8, 2014 Toppled According to the Ukrainian Communist Party "a criminal case has been opened over the act of vandalism".[12][13]
Statue of Lenin Khmelnitsky February 21, 2014 Toppled [1][9][14] Toppling of the statue of Lenin in Khmelnitsky, February 21, 2014.
Statue of Lenin Kiev December 8, 2013 Toppled and destroyed [2] Toppling of the statue of Lenin in Kiev, December 8, 2013.
Statue of Lenin Kotovsk December 8, 2013 Broken into several pieces [6]
Statue of Lenin Melitopol Broken into several pieces 100px
Statue of Lenin Zhytomyr [1][9][15]
Statue of Lenin uk (Побережне) [3]

In some cases, like in Kharkiv early 2014,[16] pro-Russian Ukrainian crowds protected the monuments, including members of the communist and socialist parties, as well as veterans of World War II and the Afghan wars.[17] Nevertheless, the Statue of Lenin in Kharkiv was toppled on September 28, 2014.[18]

The destruction of the monuments evoked mixed feelings among Ukrainians.[19]

Aftermath

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Main article: Decommunization in Ukraine

On 15 May 2015, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a bill into law that started a six-month period for the removal of communist monuments (excluding World War II monuments) and the mandatory renaming of settlements with names related to Communism.[20]

By December 2015 1,300 Lenin monuments were still standing.[5] More than 700 Lenin monuments were removed and/or destroyed between February 2014 and December 2015.[5] In 1991 Ukraine had 5,500 Lenin monuments.[5]

See also

References

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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Out of Sight, The Ukrainian Week (28 December 2015)
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  7. ↑ Ukraine crisis - Another monument of Lenin toppled in the city of Berdichev on YouTube
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  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Raw: Lenin Statues Toppled Across Ukraine on YouTube
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  11. ↑ The monument of Lenin in Chernigov has fallen on YouTube
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  14. ↑ Statue toppled in 2014-02-21 on YouTube
  15. ↑ Statue toppled in 2014-02-21 on YouTube
  16. ↑ Ukraine: Kharkiv residents defend Lenin monument on Fatherland Day on YouTube
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  20. ↑ Poroshenko signed the laws about decomunization. Ukrayinska Pravda. 15 May 2015
    Poroshenko signs laws on denouncing Communist, Nazi regimes, Interfax-Ukraine. 15 May 20
    Poroshenko: Time for Ukraine to resolutely get rid of Communist symbols, UNIAN. 17 May 2015
    Goodbye, Lenin: Ukraine moves to ban communist symbols, BBC News (14 April 2015)

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