Russia’s Last Stalin Avenue Removes Dictator’s Bust Days After Installation May 4, 2021 A truck crane removed the sculpture from its pedestal days after it was erected. ognitv / Instagram
A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin has been dismantled days after local communists in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan erected it on Russia’s last remaining Stalin Avenue, media reported Monday.
The Communist Party chapter in the town of Dagestanskiye Ogni 2,000 kilometers south of Moscow ignited deep-seated divisions when its members placed Stalin’s bust next to a bus stop last Thursday.
“It’s a historic day,” said an activist in a video shared by the local Ogni TV broadcaster’s Instagram account.