"Maybe we should make the roads better?" Ufa residents supported the idea of ​​returning the Soviet monument to peace and friendship.

The mayor proposed returning the statue of a girl with a dove, which symbolized peace and friendship during the Soviet era, to the city streets. Ratmir MavlievThe statue was dismantled many years ago. 

"In archival footage of the Arch Bridge, you can see a sculpture of a girl with a dove—the personification of peace and friendship. As part of the bridge's reconstruction, we decided to restore this historical symbol. We want it to once again serve as a reminder of important values."- сообщил the mayor on his VKontakte page. 

Against the backdrop of Russia's war against Ukraine, and the search for old and new "unfriendly states," the very idea of ​​erecting a peace monument is surprising, in a good way.

However, some subscribers literally hated Mavliev. They suggested he first clean up the city and then install the statues: «"We ask for fuel for the construction equipment that can't finish building Pugacheva. There's no school, no road, no fuel," "First build the socially important facilities, then decorate," "Maybe we should build better roads?". 

However, according to According to According to a survey conducted by the website UFA1.RU, only 24% of respondents opposed the statue's installation. The rest voted for its installation in the current location or other sites proposed by the mayor. 

Photo: Ratmir Mavliev's VK page