In Kryvyi Rih, the monument to Russian writer Maxim Gorky has been dismantled (PHOTO).

On Wednesday, November 20, a monument to the Russian writer Maxim Gorky was dismantled at the intersection of Vladimir Veliky and Creative Streets in Kryvyi Rih. This was reported by "Vідомо," referencing "Svoyi" and "Na Chasi".

It is noted that his surname also disappeared from the pedestal.

As is known, on November 10, 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers made a decision to remove from the State Register of immovable monuments of cultural heritage of national significance the monuments to the Russian writer Alexander Pushkin and other Russian and Soviet figures.

The Cabinet's resolution was adopted in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On the Condemnation of Communist and National Socialist (Nazi) Totalitarian Regimes in Ukraine and the Prohibition of Propaganda of Their Symbols" and "On the Condemnation and Prohibition of Propaganda of Russian Imperial Policies in Ukraine and the Decolonization of Toponymy."

Since the adoption of this law, only the monument to M. Gorky, located near school No. 71, has been dismantled in Kryvyi Rih.

Currently, the Kryvyi Rih City Council can no longer make decisions regarding renaming and dismantling under the law, as these powers have transferred to the Dnipro Regional State Administration. According to the order issued by the head of the regional state administration on July 26, 2024, the following monuments in Kryvyi Rih are scheduled for dismantling:

• the "Dankо" monument, built in honor of the 100th anniversary of M. Gorky's birth at 46 Institute Avenue;
• the monument to M. Lermontov on Central Avenue;
• the monument to L. Tolstoy in Koltsova Square;
• the monument to internationalist soldiers in Heroes Square on Peace Avenue;
• a memorial sign to Y. Kazachenko at 7 Stepana Tylgi Street;
• the monument to O. Pushkin on Mountain Engineers Street.