Soviet Propaganda

I took this photo these Soviet Statues under the People’s Friendship Arch in Kiev back in 2018.  The Arch, you can see a portion of it on the right side, and these Hero’s Statues were constructed in 1982.  They are supposed to depict friendship between Russian and Ukrainian peoples (soldiers - left statue and workers - right statue).

After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Ukrainian government announced plans to dismantle the arch as part of their 2016 decommunization laws. 

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