Activists fight for Ukraine’s disappearing Soviet mosaics
Activists fight for Ukraine’s disappearing Soviet mosaics
Author(s): Elisabeth ShortSubject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Cultural Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Ukraine mosaics;decommunisation
Summary/Abstract: Following the implementation of Ukraine’s decommunisation law in 2015, many Soviet-era mosaics have faded from the country’s landscape. One group however, is making a stand against their disappearance, arguing that the works hold significant artistic, educational and even touristic value.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 02 (31)
- Page Range: 80-86
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
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