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  • Russia to Erect Monument to WWII Figures

    03/31/2005 12:51:58 PM PST · by jb6 · 83 replies · 1,215+ views
    Associated Press Writer ^ | 31 March 05 | MARIA DANILOVA
    MOSCOW - The city formerly known as Stalingrad will erect a monument to Josef Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill to honor their historic Yalta conference in 1945, the city's mayor said Thursday. AP Photo Volgograd Mayor Yevgeny Ishchenko also said his city is considering changing some street names in honor of the Battle of Stalingrad, which is widely considered a turning point in World War II. "We are talking about eternalizing the leaders of world powers, the powers that won in that war, about eternalizing a historic event," Ishchenko said. Zurab Tsereteli — a sculptor known for grandiose...