Polish Sejm adopted amendments to the law on the demolition of monuments of the Soviet era around 500
The updated law states that monuments and other similar objects "cannot pay tribute to the memory of persons, organizations, events or dates symbolizing communism or another totalitarian system." These memorials do not include monuments located in cemeteries or territories of other graves, objects that are not exposed to public display, or demonstrated for scientific purposes, as a work of art, as well as monuments included in the register of architectural monuments. Non-categories of memorials to Polish lawmakers propose dismantling within 12 months after the amendments come into force. On the territory of the country, experts counted at least 469 of such objects, about 250 of which are dedicated to the Red Army.
According to the authors of the bill, "the preservation of the names of institutions and monuments in honor of the events and people who had a criminal influence on history Poland, gives supporters of totalitarianism to promote their views, which has a negative impact on society. "
In April of this year, Sergei Nechaev, director of the Third European Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told reporters that the adoption of a law in Poland that would allow demolishing Soviet monuments could have irreversible consequences for relations between Warsaw and Moscow.
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