UKRAINE’s iconic Motherland monument war memorial is to have its hammer and sickle insignia erased in a graphic display of Kiev’s anti-communist fervour. The 330-foot statue personifies the former ...

The Soviet-era emblem on Kyiv's Motherland statue has been replaced with the Ukrainian coat of arms. The tryzub emblem is said to represent a stronger self-identity for Ukraine. The works are set ...

TASS/. Work to remove the Soviet Union’s emblem from Europe’s tallest statue, the Motherland Monument, have begun in Kiev, Ukraine’s TSN news agency reported. The agency published on its ...