Solzhenitsyn Statue Temporarily Returned to Original Vladivostok Site After Relocation Mishap
Workers realized the statue was too large for the smaller square when attempting to install it there, the Vladivostok city hall’s press service said.
In Vladivostok, the city's authorities removed a monument to Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn at the request of the Pacific Fleet's leadership and veterans. These officials felt the monument was "out of keeping with the themes of the memorials and monuments" along the waterfront. They also stated that the monument's dimensions "do not fully suit the park's current layout."
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has previously referred to Solzhenitsyn as a "patriot" and a nationalist "in the civilized sense of the word."
Just a day later, the monument was reinstated. The reason for its return was that it did not "fit its intended site in Vera i Nadezhda Park." The monument's dimensions were once again deemed "unsuitable for the park's current layout."
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