As the participants of the action declared to journalists, the next year marks the 140th anniversary of the birth of I.V. Stalin, therefore, they demand from the authorities to return the monument to the site before this date. Otherwise, they say, they will have to install it without permission.
The rally participants marched from the I.V. Stalin house-museum to the city center. In the hands of the marchers carried red banners and portraits of the leader.
According to the organizers of the rally, this year a delegation of the Communist Party of India arrived in Gori on the occasion of Stalin’s birthday, representatives of which took part in the march.
According to the official biography of I.V. Stalin, the date of his birth is December 21, 1879. Meanwhile, the unofficial date of Stalin’s birth is considered to be December 18, 1878.
A monument to I.V. Stalin until October 2010 was located on the central square of Gori. The six-meter monument was erected in 1952 during the lifetime of I.V. Stalin.
The monument was dismantled during the presidency of Mikhail Saakashvili. Dismantling was carried out at night in order to avoid protests from the local population, since many residents of Gori were categorically against this decision.
Source: http://interfax.az/view/752793
