Residents of St. Petersburg demand the removal of the cross from the protected area of ​​the Hill of Glory at Ivanovo Rapids

Residents of St. Petersburg demand to remove the cross from the protected area of ​​the hill of glory near the Ivanovsky rapids. On January 13, 2020, it became known that the residents of St. Petersburg demand to remove the cross from protected area of ​​the Hill of Glory near the Ivanovsky rapids.

The cross was erected on the territory of the memorial on the site of one of the dead trees about five years ago. Since then, residents have hoped to move the cross outside the protected area of ​​the memorial.

" What Happened - gross interference in the existing appearance of the monument , - one is indignant from the inhabitants. - The original ideological meaning has changed, as well as the silhouette of the hill of glory, and its historical context. As a result, now instead of the hill of military glory It turned out a mountain, on top of which stands a cross. Are there few hills around? where could this symbol of the Christian faith stand? »

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• Three trees up. Petersburgers ask to remove the cross from the hill of glory near the Ivanovo rapids // St. Petersburg Vedomosti. January 13, 2020