Vandalism or decolonization? Dismantling of the monument to Catherine II in Odesa and Russian propaganda
On December 28, 2022, a monument to the Russian empress Catherine II was dismantled in Odesa (the official name of the monument is «Founders of Odesa»). This was preceded by active discussions already during the full-scale invasion of Russia on the territory of Ukraine and many years of disputes in Odesa itself and far beyond…