On July 13, Ukraine’s state commission for architecture ... Work to remove the Soviet Union’s emblem from Europe’s tallest statue, the Motherland Monument, have begun in Kiev, Ukraine ...

The Soviet Union’s coat of arms ... banned their propaganda and symbols. In May, President Petro Poroshenko signed four relevant laws, or the so-called "decommunization package." ...

The Soviet-era emblem on Kyiv's Motherland statue has been replaced with the Ukrainian coat of arms. The tryzub emblem is said to represent a stronger self-identity for Ukraine. The works are set ...