The monument to the Russian Empress Catherine II is the central figure of the sculptural composition depicting the founders of Odessa. Archive photoMOSCOW, Aug 2Vladimir Zelensky, in response to a petition to replace the monument to Catherine II in Odessa with a monument to a porn actor, turned to the Odessa City Council with a request to consider the proposal for its demolition. Previously, the number of votes required for consideration by Zelensky was gained two petitions: one for the demolition of the monument, and the other for its replacement with a monument to American actor Billy Herrington, who became famous in porn films of the 1990s. «In this case, the monument to Catherine II … was erected in accordance with the decision of the Odessa City Council … I appealed to the Odessa City Council with a request to consider the issues raised in the petition in accordance with the competence,» the response on Zelensky's website says. In an appeal to local authorities, he also noted the importance of monuments relating to the Russian imperial and Soviet heritage».
Zelensky will consider a petition to install a monument to a porn actor in Odessa
