/tags/monuments monuments en-US WLRN Thu, 06 Apr 2023 17:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-04-06/supporters-of-confederate-monuments-could-sue-over-their-removal-under-new-proposal Under a controversial proposal continuing to move forward in the Florida Senate, the act of damaging or removing monuments or memorials would be open to civil lawsuits. Thu, 06 Apr 2023 17:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-04-06/supporters-of-confederate-monuments-could-sue-over-their-removal-under-new-proposal Jim Turner /government-politics/2023-03-16/a-senate-bill-that-would-prevent-monument-removal-is-picking-up-speed-in-the-florida-legislature A bill designed to stem efforts that have increased during the past few years to remove monuments and markers has started to advance in the Florida Senate. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-03-16/a-senate-bill-that-would-prevent-monument-removal-is-picking-up-speed-in-the-florida-legislature Jim Turner /news/2022-06-02/ukraine-agonizes-over-russian-culture-and-language-in-its-social-fabric A third of Ukrainians have called Russian their mother tongue. Russian statues and cultural markers abound. Are these influences inherently toxic? The war is prompting emotional conversations. Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:45:28 GMT /news/2022-06-02/ukraine-agonizes-over-russian-culture-and-language-in-its-social-fabric Ievgen Afanasiev, Brian Mann, Alina Selyukh, Elissa Nadworny /news/2022-04-26/kyiv-will-dismantle-a-soviet-era-monument-and-rename-streets-linked-to-russia The People's Friendship Arch was gifted to Ukraine by the Soviet government in the 1980s. Kyiv's mayor says the statue underneath is being dismantled, and the arch will be renamed and repainted. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 16:15:02 GMT /news/2022-04-26/kyiv-will-dismantle-a-soviet-era-monument-and-rename-streets-linked-to-russia Rachel Treisman