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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA tragic accident while Ukraine was dismantling the Russia/Ukraine 'Friendship' monument

The 'Russian Workers' head fell off.

brer cat
(27,155 posts)speak easy
(12,425 posts)It should have been the Russian President's head falling off
SheltieLover
(74,283 posts)
sl8
(16,899 posts)tavernier
(13,988 posts)Our tour guide pointed to a headless statue and told us that when the Russian regimes change, the simplest way to recycle the statues is to remove the heads to a storeroom for possible future use, and attach a new head representing the new ruling party. Apparently there had been a recent local shake-up, and the switch hadnt as yet been completed.



Warpy
(114,003 posts)and there is some evidence they even recycled the heads, themselves. One example would be Caligula getting his frilly hairdo cut down and some wrinkles carved in to serve his Uncle Claudius, who succeeded him.
A few Pharaohs did the same thing, although they wee more likely to smooth down inscriptions and redo them on existing statuary. Exact likeness wasn't important to them, at all..
I wonder whose head will appear on the friendship statue when this is over. I think Joe Biden would object, he doesn't seem to be impressed with that sort of thing. Andrzej Duda? Macron? Queen Elizabeth?
IronLionZion
(50,058 posts)it doesn't have to be any specific person
Warpy
(114,003 posts)although Duda has given so much help to both the military and refugees that he'd certainly qualify.
That is especially true now that Putin has shut off the gas pipeline to Poland.
dchill
(42,660 posts)Demovictory9
(37,113 posts)StarryNite
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LetMyPeopleVote
(170,941 posts)Nictuku
(4,388 posts)I heard that there were beheadings in areas where the Russians had Chechens doing their dirty work. Seems to be a sickening tactic of theirs.
Takket
(23,280 posts)canetoad
(19,606 posts)As long as no Ukranians were hurt......
Talitha
(7,610 posts)Nevilledog
(54,585 posts)Fla Dem
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COL Mustard
(7,643 posts)Oopsie.
Rebl2
(17,069 posts)thinking the same.
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SergeStorms
(19,802 posts)right up the statue's ass and send a picture to Pootie.
speak easy
(12,425 posts)by air, or something
Raine
(30,968 posts)lame54
(38,557 posts)Pluvious
(5,089 posts)Deep State Witch
(12,296 posts)I suggest that they send the head of the Russian guy back to the Russian Army - via a trebuchet.