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To: Petronski
Petronski,

Dzerzhinksky's statue stood in front of the Lubianka right up until the implosion of the USSR. He was never purged and the name wasn't changed back until the implosion. The commies there are now trying to return the statue to its place.

http://www.eng.yabloko.ru/Publ/2002/papers/upi-160902.html

3,039 posted on 09/30/2004 8:50:54 PM PDT by Lee Shore (Oy, vay!)
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To: Lee Shore

Thank you for the information.

I don't believe I said Feliks was purged, I believe I said the square was renamed when he fell from favor (what, 1990, 1991?).

I look forward to being corrected or updated as needed. Your info is quite good.


3,080 posted on 09/30/2004 8:55:28 PM PDT by Petronski (DEMS: Kim tested, Osama approved.)
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