Kyiv Dismantles Monument To Bolshevik Uprising Of 1918

The authorities in Kyiv continued their policy of removing Soviet-era monuments in the capital, dismantling a memorial to the January 1918 communist uprising, “another symbol of Bolshevik tyranny,” according to the city council. "The ideological role of this pedestal was to glorify the Bolsheviks, who staged an armed rebellion against the Ukrainian Central Rada and the Ukrainian People's Republic. For decades, Soviet and imperial executioners have been imposed on us as heroes. Now it's time to get rid of the hostile cultural influence forever," council member Hanna Starostenko said. On December 9, Kyiv removed a monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, click here.