In the Tver region, in the Mednoye memorial complex, dedicated to the memory of more than six thousand Polish prisoners of war and Soviet citizens executed in the spring of 1940, a bust of Joseph Stalin was erected. Photos from the site were published by Tver political scientist Daniil Korpusov.
In addition to Stalin, the photographs also show busts of Mikhail Kalinin, Sergei Kirov and a sculpture with Vladimir Lenin, Felix Dzerzhinsky and Yakov Sverdlov. Another bust is still wrapped in black film. Nearby there is a notice that the sculptures are part of an exhibition that will open on October 19.
The head of the complex, Alexander Chunosov, told the publication “Rise” that the busts were installed as a “reflection of the era” of mass repressions and that they do not glorify the Soviet leadership.
“The first comes Kirov, with whose murder Mass repressions began. Then Stalin, then everyone else. This is the same era. Did they not have anything to do with the repressions? What kind of inconsistency do you see here? “Everything is logical, everything is clear,” Chunosov answered reporters. “Certain people try to present things one-sidedly, without even understanding what they are talking about. But we can understand the meanings. If our memorial complex is dedicated to the time of mass repressions, did people repress themselves?”