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“For” and “against” the dismantling of the monument to Alyosha. This debate has been on the agenda in Plovdiv since the dawn of democracy. Plovdiv artists Georgi Ivanov and Ivan Totev add new touches to the theme.
“The monument to Alyosha testifies to a historical period that was characterized by the domination of an empire over our country and our population. Alyosha is a symbol of the Russian occupying power. It is like a seal, like a stamp, and corresponds to the historical realities of the second half. 20th century But if we touch and destroy this monument, we will only show our weakness as a nation, because the word monument is just that – memory. When we destroy it, what will we remember? Memory is something extremely important and we should not allow destruction as an approach “Georgi Ivanov said in the program” Exactly today “on Radio Plovdiv.
The artist believes that the place of the monument to Alyosha should be determined by the people of Plovdiv through a referendum, if such a debate takes place.
His colleague Ivan Totev is adamant that the monument should be moved to another location.
“The topic is very big and h
deserves a great debate, because the removal of this monument has many aspects – symbolic, cultural and historical. But I look at this issue of memory differently. Because we are not talking about it being blown up and taken away in pieces, but about dismantling and moving it to the Museum of Socialism, where it will perform its functions of memory, as well as many other museum exhibits, but will be deprived of its ideological essence. , said the artist Ivan Totev.
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