Why Moscow’s planned giant Vladimir statue has sparked public outcry

Tens of thousands of Muscovites have signed a petition against the planned location of a 24-metre-tall monument to Vladimir the Great. And that’s only the beginning of the argument …Rising 24 metres from the ground, the planned monument to Vladimir the Great will have a superlative view over all of Moscow. The problem for many Muscovites, however, is that much of the Russian capital will also have a compulsory view of Vladimir the Great.The statue commemorating the first Christian ruler of t