Vladivostok removes monument to Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn at military’s request, then reinstalls it a day later

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."