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...history, Luzhkov claims that restoring his statue would actually send a positive message. “Some people associate [Dzerzhinsky’s] name with the KGB, but others link it with efforts to combat the problems of homeless children and poverty,” he has asserted. By Luzhkov??s rationale, and extending the earlier analogy, one might contend that Goering’s benefaction to young painters is a more important part of his legacy than his establishment of the Gestapo, operation of death camps and complicity in the slaughter of millions of Jews. This would...
According to a poll conducted in early October by the All-Russian Public Opinion Center, some 41 percent of Moscow’s residents support Luzhkov??s plan, while 50 percent are against it. Many have complained that on two previous occasions during his mayoralty, Luzhkov rejected the initiative of bringing back Dzerzhinsky’s statue. Rumors have swirled that he is now endorsing the scheme to curry favor with Russian President Vladimir V. Putin, an ex-KGB colonel...
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