In Rostov-on-Don, a monument to Wrangel has finally caused a rift between monarchists and communists.
November 7th - the day of the October Revolution - Russian Educational Society named after Alexander III At his own expense, he installed a bust of the baron on the grounds of the cadet corps of the Don Technical University Peter Wrangel.
«The monument's installation is a tribute to Baron Wrangel, our fellow countryman who spent his childhood and youth in Rostov. He is the de facto founder of the Second Don Cadet Corps.- explained in the press service of DSTU.
In response, Rostov communists and Komsomol members published a joint statement demanding the “dismantling of the monument to Baron Wrangel.”
The statement, in particular, it is said:
"This symbol evokes associations with the terrible suffering, torture, and deaths resulting from the White Terror, which were committed by Wrangel's soldiers in the south of Russia and in Crimea, (...) it bears responsibility for the executions and shootings of the inhabitants of Crimea."
Head of the press service of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and member of the party's Central Committee Alexander Yushchenko named the installation of the bust "the result of the sabotage activities of an anti-Russian cabal." He also announced that protests against the bust's installation would take place across the country. And the secretary of the Rostov Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation for information and analytical work Igor Nesterenko reported that the Rostov branch of the party has already submitted an application to hold a picket "against the perpetuation of such pseudo-heroes."
"2023 is ending, and people have nothing better to do than argue about the events of a hundred years ago. You don't have enough other problems, right?" comments Rostov Telegram channel: What's happening? Tyutina.
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