Protest action against Soviet monuments was held in Chisinau

A protest action against Soviet monuments was held in Chisinau at the monument to the Heroes of the Komsomol. Footage from the scene is published by Izvestia on August 2.

The footage shows how the protesters are carrying posters with inscriptions, photographs of the monument, flags and chanting slogans against the Soviet heritage.

Participants make statements about the need to reconsider the attitude towards monuments of the Soviet period. The protesters also demanded a "cognitive decolonization of public space."

The monument to the Komsomol Heroes was erected in 1959 in honor of the young participants in the struggle for the liberation of Soviet Moldova. Every year, on the eve of Victory Day, the action "1418 candles of memory" takes place at the monument.

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