"Glory to the Heroes of the Fatherland." Vladimir activists filed a lawsuit demanding the removal of a "tombstone." It was installed among children's playgrounds.
We are talking about the “memorial granite stele” installed in the Solovyov merchants’ square in KirzhachEssentially, it's a gravestone with the inscription: "Alley of the 40th Anniversary of the Great Victory 1945-1985" and "Glory to the Heroes of the Fatherland." Residents of Kirzhach found this display of patriotism inappropriate.
Stele slab appeared on a public space in July. A city council member raised funds for it from unknown sponsors. Petr GeninThe installation was carried out secretly, at night. It depicts a portrait of an unknown man. Only later was it revealed: it was a portrait of Red Army soldier Nikolai Semyonov, who died fighting for Poland in 1945. The deceased was the father of a 91-year-old honorary citizen of the Kirzhach district. Evgenia Minaeva, who asked the deputy to perpetuate the name of her ancestor.
The complete confusion surrounding the "stele," its image, and its location outraged city residents, who spoke out against such a memorial sign amidst children's playgrounds. However, there were also some defenders: they believe that any commemoration of the war is sacred.
"Did any of the residents really have the nerve to write a complaint about the monument to the heroes who liberated them and subsequent generations from fascism?" were amazed in the comments.
Genin's representative, a former deputy, has the same opinion. Tatiana Guseva.
However, the chairman of the Kirzhach branch of the Russian Military Historical Society (RMHS), a deputy of the district council Roman Obyedkov filed a lawsuit He went to court. He demanded that the inappropriate structure be dismantled. The Kirzhach administration is the defendant, and Genin is the third party. The first hearing was held behind closed doors, and the next one will also be closed. It will take place on January 17.
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