The Soviet Union

• The purpose of the law of “historical memory” passed in Spain in 2007 is to recognize & provide compensation to those suffered during the civil war
• • Francisco Franco
  • He ruled over the country as a repressive dictator for nearly 4 decades
  • His tomb in Spain is now protected under the law
• The Valley of the Fallen in Spanish is known for being a mass grave for victims of the civil war
• The purpose of Budapest’s Memento Park is to display 42 pieces of art from the post-World War II communist era
• The main reason for the removal of the Confederate statues in Richmond was that protests following the murder of George Floyd
• The remains of the Confederate statues are currently located in an open-air industrial area in Richmond, Virginia
• The main concern regarding the statues being displayed at the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia (who’s responsible for deciding the future of the Confederate statues) is the security against possible attacks by white supremacist groups
• The main theme of the “Lost Cause” mythology associated with the Confederate statues are justifying the loss of the Confederacy in the civil war
• The main concern regarding the display of the toppled Confederate monuments at the Valentine history museum is lack of respect for the statues
• Muzeon Park of Arts is an open-air gallery in Moscow containing old Soviet statues as well as many more modern public sculptures
• This fascinating park is the final resting place for the many Soviet statues evicted from Russia’s parks and squares following the collapse of Communism
• On December 25, 1991, the Soviet hammer and sickle flag lowered for the last time
• Founded in 1992 and has been accumulating monuments for over 20 years, including the Soviet world highlights
• In 2013, the Krymskaya embankment became a pedestrian zone with fountains,.. And part of the Muzeon Park
• Monuments to the Red Army, A de-nosed Stalin, and Innumerable giant pedestal-less Lenins are all the huge steel sculpture representating the Soviet world
• Confederate statues are stored in a secret industrial area in Richmond, Virginia
• The statues were removed after protests in 2020
• The Black History Museum now owns the statues
• The community will have a say in the statues' fate
• Devon Henry disassembled the statues amid security concerns
• Lost Cause


  A narrative that romanticizes the Confederacy and its leaders
• The statues are now preserved with graffiti invoking Black Lives Matter
• Options for the statues

  • Relocation
  • Exhibition
  • Destruction
• A museum survey reflects diverse opinions on the statues' removal
• One statue of Jefferson Davis will be part of an upcoming exhibition in Los Angeles
• The United States is grappling with the legacy of Confederate monuments
• Confederate monuments


  Monuments erected after the Confederacy's fall to promote a revisionist narrative of the South
• President Trump argued against their removal
• President Trump argued against their removal


  Fearing a slippery slope
• Other nations have taken decisive action on monuments of defeated governments
• Post-World War II Germany

  • Banning Nazi symbols
• Spain


  • A law addresses Franco's dictatorship, removing symbols while protecting those with artistic or religious significance
• These actions reflect a global trend of dealing with monuments to fallen regimes