The fate of the monument has been subject to a long-running legal and political battle in Rzeszów.
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Russia condemns Poland’s “sacrilegious” demolition of Soviet monument
Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance says the monument was a “Soviet propaganda object” that had to be removed.
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Poland demolishes another Soviet monument
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Poland tears down 41st Soviet monument since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Hundreds of local residents gathered to watch the monument being demolished, with many applauding as it collapsed.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made the “decommunisation” of Polish public spaces even more urgent, says the state history institute.
