Chuck In Oregon Posted May 29, 2006 Posted May 29, 2006 From the AP, as run by themoscowtimes.com and others today and in the last few days, from Felix's homeland of Belarus: 'Iron Felix' Bronze UnveiledMINSK -- A monument to the founder of the Soviet secret police, Felix Dzerzhinsky, was unveiled Friday in Minsk, provoking protests from human rights defenders and opposition politicians. The 3.20-meter bronze, an exact copy of the statue of "Iron Felix" that pro-democracy crowds tore down from its pedestal opposite KGB headquarters in Moscow in 1991, now occupies a spot inside the grounds of the Military Academy. (AP)The more things change, the more they remain the same.
Riley1965 Posted May 29, 2006 Posted May 29, 2006 Let's see- Opposition communist party, Hardline old school Russian President & the return of statues. HMMMM... Doc
Ed_Haynes Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 And some of the old statues are still there, for reuse as needed. This, in Moscow.
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