In Novosibirsk, public discussions on the installation of the monument to J.V. Stalin in the city.
Public discussions were held on the Internet from 9 to 29 October. Three projects for the installation of the monument to J.V. Stalin: near the House of Officers, near the stele "Bayonet" and in the Efremov Square.
The results are published on the official website of the City Hall https://novo-sibirsk.ru/upload/iblock/812/protokol-_-1_stalin.pdf
During the discussion 243 proposals, opinions and recommendations were received.
For the installation of the monument were made 155 public comments. 137 participants proposed to erect a monument to Stalin near the House of Officers, 4 participants proposed to establish a bust next to the stele "Bayonets", 2 - in the Efremov Square. Without the proposal of a specific site for the installation of the monument, 12 opinions were received.
Thus, the installation of the monument J.V. Stalin was supported in the city by two thirds of the participants in public discussions.
As follows from the public comment protocol published on the website of the City Hall, “supporters of the installation of the monument consider that it is necessary to perpetuate this man’s undeniable achievements (the creation of a socialist state, economic reforms, improvement of the industrial level of the country and the creation of nuclear weapons, victory in the Great Patriotic War, restoration of the country after the war), consider it a restoration of justice for the demolition of monuments on the orders of Khrushchev, consider Stalin an important historical figure, consider the installation of the monument part of the patriotic education of the younger generations. Some participants in the discussion indicate that their relatives took part in the Great Patriotic War under the leadership of Stalin.”
According to the available information, the meeting of the artistic council of the city hall, at which the proposed projects for the installation of the monument to J.V. Stalin in the city, will be held on November 9.
Recall that a public opinion poll in Novosibirsk, conducted in March 2017 by the analytical agency “Image Factor” (1020 respondents aged 18 years and older) showed that 49.1% of the citizens have a positive attitude to J.V. Stalin (negatively - 20%). 42.1% of Novosibirsk citizens consider Stalin to be a man who made a decisive contribution to the defeat of fascism, 35.8% - the leader who made the USSR a world power, 30.6% - a major political and statesman on a global scale. 34.3% of the population (several hundred thousand) support the installation in Novosibirsk of the monument to J.V. Stalin, as the Supreme Commander of the period of the Great Patriotic War of 1941 - 45.
A.V. Denisyuk
