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A monument to Ivan the Terrible was erected in Orel
A monument to Ivan the Terrible was erected in Orel
The first monument to Ivan the Terrible in Russia, against which the public objected, was erected in Orel. The official opening will take place over the next two weeks.
This was reported by Interfax with reference to the representative of the press service of the regional government Sergey Tyurin.
“To date, all installation work has been completed, but the territory near the monument has not yet been put in order. In the near future, we will decide and announce the date of the official discovery, ”he said, clarifying that the monument was erected on the confluence of the Oka and Orlik rivers, where in 1566 the city of Oryol was founded at the direction of Ivan the Terrible.
“The place in front of the Website, where it was originally planned to erect a monument, was controversial. People, local historians and social activists protested, as this space was recognized as an environmental place. In addition, the deputies of the City Council considered that if the monument is erected in front of the Website, he would close the facade of the building. And it was decided to erect a monument on the embankment of the bridge over the Oka, ”Tyurin explained.
Now, he added, "the people calmed down, there were no dissatisfied."
“As for the site and the monument to Ivan IV itself, I personally became convinced that the Orlov residents were satisfied. - quotes the community "Orlovites VKontakte" by the Governor of the Oryol region Vadim Parakogo. - Happy, satisfied, people take photos as a keepsake and consider the monument with interest. The townspeople asked me only one question why they pulled for so long with the installation. ”
In July, Parakogo announced that on the 450th anniversary of the eagle in the city a monument would be erected by its founder Ivan the Terrible. As the place of installation of the monument, the square was named in front of the theater of the young spectator.
The idea of the governor was supported by Metropolitan Orlovsky and BolkhovskyAnthony and the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill , but it caused protests from part of the local residents. Following the results of the Public meeting with representatives of the public, it was decided to postpone the installation of the monument planned on August 3, and conduct a sociological survey on the need to erect a monument in Orel and its location.
The results of the survey were announced in mid -August: 72% of respondents spoke out in the ORL of the monument to Ivan the Terrible, including 76.6% for installation near the Youth Theater, 4% at the entrance to the city, 2.4% in the city park.
In September, the Eagle Factory District Courtbanned the installation of a monument in the city of Ivan the Terrible before a decision on the claim of a resident of the city, who disputed the actions of the administration and the mayor related to the establishment of the monument.