Japan Demands Redesign of Russian WWII Memorial, but Moscow Refuses
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In the capital of Habarovsky province, a 15-metre monument to a Soviet soldier and a new memorial to a special military operation in Slava Square were inaugurated in Habarovsk, where the 15-metre sculpture of the Red Army was inaugurated, smashing with a rifle a border pillar with Japanese chrysonate, transmitting the "Gubernia" channel. The memorial, which received the popular name Ivan, symbolizes the courage of the Far East Warriors, attended…
Japan Demands Redesign of Russian WWII Memorial, but Moscow Refuses
The Consulate General of Japan has formally requested the removal of a chrysanthemum image from the new "Victory in the East" memorial complex in Khabarovsk. Russian authorities have rejected the demand, characterizing the request as an attempt to interfere with the historical interpretation of the outcomes of World War II. The dispute centers on a specific element of the monument: a border post being broken by a Soviet soldier with a rifle butt…
[Vladivostok, Kyodo] On the 4th, an unveiling ceremony was held in Khabarovsk, in the Russian Far East, for a memorial facility including a statue of a Soviet soldier commemorating the victory over Japan and the end of World War II. The statue depicts a Soviet soldier destroying a border marker stone engraved with the chrysanthemum emblem with a rifle, which has drawn opposition from the Japanese Consulate General in Khabarovsk, leading to the r…
The image of the Emperor Chrysanthem will remain at the victory memorial to the militarist Japan, which was discovered in Habarovsk today, 4 September, and the Russian side refused to dismantle this symbol after the address of the Japanese Consulate General.
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