A man read an excerpt from Bulgakov at the site of a demolished monument in Kiev

In Kiev, a young man read aloud an excerpt from the novel "The White Guard" by Mikhail Bulgakov at the place where a monument to the writer had previously stood. This was reported on June 6 by the Ukrainian newspaper Strana.ua" in his Telegram channel.

The monument to Bulgakov, who was born in Kiev, was dismantled in the Ukrainian capital on June 4.

In the published footage, a young man recites a fragment of the work in Russian: "I think that when it stops, the life that is written about in chocolate books will begin, but not only does it not begin, but it gets scarier and scarier all around."

The act of the Kievan caused outrage among local residents, which led to a scandal. Eyewitnesses accused the young man of not supporting Ukraine, damaging his "reputation" and leaving behind garbage. After a verbal altercation, the young man left the scene of the incident.

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On January 30, the Museum of the History of Ukraine during World War II dismantled the Russian-language inscription "Their exploits will live forever, their names are immortal," calling it "unacceptable" and "propaganda." In turn, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commented on the dismantling of the inscriptions, saying that Kiev had removed the letters "for its epitaph."