To the administration Yekaterinburg An initiative was put forward to erect a bust of Joseph Stalin. The proposal was put forward by the regional Georgian Society "Sakartvello," the Stalin Center, and the International Union of Diasporas. This сообщил City Duma deputy Dmitry Sergin.

"Does Yekaterinburg need a monument (bust) to I.V. Stalin? And if so, where? Tomorrow, the toponymy commission will consider the relevant initiative. Ahead of the meeting, I'd like to ask my friends and subscribers what they think about this." — Sergin wrote on his VKontakte page.

The deputy also published proposed placement options for the monument. Dmitry Sergin received a prompt response from one of the initiators of the bust's installation, Nukri Chavleishvili, head of the Georgian Society "Sakartvelo":

“I believe the answer is obvious to millions of our citizens. <...> Today, society is in great demand for order and justice. People are asking officials not to steal but to work for the good of the country. And for many, Stalin is a symbol of this very strict order and the responsibility of power."

Chavleishvili also noted that the bust is planned to be installed using funds from Stalin's admirers themselves, without the use of budgetary funds.

Previously, NeMoskva reported on the growing number of initiatives aimed at bringing Stalin's image back into the public sphere. Thus, in Vologda for the last year have established this is already the third monument to the dictator, and in Volgograd for ten days a year - on Victory Day, Day of Remembrance and Sorrow and other memorable dates - to the city return name Stalingrad. The local airport is already wears the name "Stalingrad", and since 2022 there have been regular proposals to return it to the city permanently, despite the fact that the majority of residents, including the former mayor of Volgograd, advocates against. According to the publication, only in 2025 in Russia have opened 17 memorial sites dedicated to Stalin. Screenshot from the VK page of deputy Dmitry Sergin.