Feb 15, 2005

Crimean Tatars: No Stalin Monument in the Crimea


Crimean government cancelled plans to place a monument at Livadia Palace commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Yalta Conference in which Stalin participated
As our Maidan correspondent was informed, the Crimean government, quietly and without fanfare, cancelled plans to place at the Livadia Palace a monument to mark the 60th anniversary of the Yalta Conference in which Stalin participated.

The original plan, which caused international protests, foresaw a sculptural composition by Tsereteli of Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt.

Numerous protests reported earlier from both the Crimean and international communities may have played a role in having the authorities reconsider the plan. As a result, instead of a monument of the three individuals, there will remain a monument of Roosevelt.

There was no official explanation for the decision given.

 

Source: Maidan