A bust of Pushkin was dismantled in Berestin, Kharkiv region.

The bust of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, which was located next to the monument of the Ukrainian novelist Taras Shevchenko in the city of Berestin, Kharkiv region, was dismantled. This was announced on July 2 by Svetlana Krivenko, Chairman of the Berestinsky City Council.

"The monument will be in storage, and then a decision will be made on what to do with the monuments to [Vladimir] Lenin and Pushkin. We also have the grave of Serhiy Shchuchka, we will wait for the decision of the department, the decision of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine," Krivenko said in an interview with the Ukrainian edition of Public.

This bust was located near the library of the Berestinsky City Council. According to the chairman, the monument was sent for storage to a local museum. She added that the bust represents a "material value" that should not be thrown away.

Krivenko also clarified that the monument will be replaced after the community votes.

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