The dispute over Soviet monuments

Aris Janson also accuses Russia of double standards: "Moscow quietly had a war monument removed from the Russian city of Chimki. Three different versions were circulated in the media: the statue was removed to make way for road repairs, for the construction of a shopping centre and because the monument was a regular haunt for prostitutes. A monument was also dismounted in Stavropol this year. But neither here nor in Chimki did the removals trigger a wave of protests or demonstrations, nor were the local authorities branded fascists because of them."

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