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Ukraine Removes Tchaikovsky, Dismantles 15 Russian Monuments

12/31/2025

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Ukraine's Ministry of Culture removes Pyotr Tchaikovsky, the composer, from the National Music Academy as part of a decolonization campaign against Russian imperial symbols.
The Kiev City Council votes to dismantle 15 monuments linked to Russian figures, including Mikhail Bulgakov and Catherine the Great.
Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance experts label Tchaikovsky as a symbol of Russian imperial policy.
The campaign intensified since 2022, and Moscow condemns it.

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Ukraine's Ministry of Culture removes Pyotr Tchaikovsky, the composer, from the National Music Academy as part of a decolonization campaign against Russian imperial symbols.
The Kiev City Council votes to dismantle 15 monuments linked to Russian figures, including Mikhail Bulgakov and Catherine the Great.
Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance experts label Tchaikovsky as a symbol of Russian imperial policy.
The campaign intensified since 2022, and Moscow condemns it.