In Kyiv, communal services began dismantling the sculptural composition in honor of the Pereyaslav Council under the Arch of People’s Friendship, which was renamed the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People.
Source: KMVA u Telegram
Literally: “City utilities are starting to dismantle the composition in honor of the Pereyaslav Council under the “Freedom of the Ukrainian People” arch. Dismantling may take several days, as the structure is quite massive. It consists of 20 elements weighing about 6,000-7,000 tons.”
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Details: It is reported that specialists have previously studied the structure in order to preserve its integrity during dismantling and not to damage it.
In the future, the monument will be kept in the State Aviation Museum of Ukraine named after O. K. Antonov.
For reference: The sculptural composition in honor of the Pereyaslav Council was part of the “Arch of Friendship of Peoples” monument. In the official ideology of the USSR, the Pereyaslav Rada had the significance of a key event in the course of “the reunification of the Ukrainian people with the fraternal Russian people.”
What happened before:
- April 11 In the Kyiv City State Administration reported, who do not plan to dismantle the Arch of Friendship of Peoples in the capital’s Khreschaty Park. It is a historical monument of local importance, so it is prohibited by law to demolish or move it.
- April 17, Ministry of Culture and Information Policy admitted the former Arch of Friendship of Peoples in Kyiv as an object that is not subject to entry into the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine.
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