Posted on Jun 2, 2022
Volodymyr vs. Vladimir: How rival statues explain the Russia-Ukraine conflict
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."A ruler dressed for battle
A millennium ago, the very Kremlin near where Prince Vladimir now stands was a patch of marsh.
Indeed, initial plans to place the monument on the high bank of the Moscow river were scuttled amid concerns the soil could give way — sending Vladimir into the waters below.
When the Moscow monument was unveiled in 2016, Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox church, defended building a statue of a man who never lived in the city.
"A monument to a father can be anywhere his children live," said Kirill. "But it's bad when those same children forget that they had one father to begin with."
Indeed, in the Moscow monument, some observers saw hints of growing militarism inside the Kremlin."...
..."A ruler dressed for battle
A millennium ago, the very Kremlin near where Prince Vladimir now stands was a patch of marsh.
Indeed, initial plans to place the monument on the high bank of the Moscow river were scuttled amid concerns the soil could give way — sending Vladimir into the waters below.
When the Moscow monument was unveiled in 2016, Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox church, defended building a statue of a man who never lived in the city.
"A monument to a father can be anywhere his children live," said Kirill. "But it's bad when those same children forget that they had one father to begin with."
Indeed, in the Moscow monument, some observers saw hints of growing militarism inside the Kremlin."...
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