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M.I. Kalinin

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Minsk, Kalinina Square

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Level 30 Local Expert
January 20, 2024
THERE ARE NOT MANY MONUMENTS. AND THOSE TOO. THEY ADD DIVERSITY AND CREATE A HUMAN ENVIRONMENT. A rather unusual monument to a famous (and rather ambiguous figure) of the Stalin era. Here, "grandfather Kalinin" is depicted not as a high-ranking party official (as he was, at least for the second half of his life), but as a kind of revolutionary "petrel". To what extent does such an image correspond to Kalinin proper? - I don't think so. But by this very fact - a kind of romantic dream embodied in stone - the monument is quite original. And in young people, who often do not know our history well - or do not know it at all - perhaps it will arouse some interest. (It would be nice to have a craving for historical truth). In addition, the monument completes the architectural design of the square of the same name. So let it be
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Level 30 Local Expert
September 20, 2024
Monumentally done, clean and beautiful, a large monument, attracts the eye
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Level 5 Local Expert
January 5, 2024
the very doubtful fact of the need for a monument specifically to Kalinin specifically in Minsk It looks like the most ordinary monument:It is unremarkable
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