Monument to Soviet soldiers in Spain desecrated
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The monument to Soviet anti-fascists who died for the freedom of Spain during the Civil War of 1936-1939. Madrid. [Alexander Batrakov (cc)]
In Madrid, unknown vandals desecrated a monument to the Soviet anti-fascists who died for the freedom of Spain during the Civil War of 1936-1939, Izvestia, a Russian daily newspaper, reports on August 31.
The monument to Soviet anti-fascists, as well as the monument to the fighters of the International brigades at the Madrid municipal cemetery were tagged with offensive inscriptions. Apparently, members of the far-right were involved in the act of vandalism. Much of the graffiti contains Nazi symbols and calls the fallen “Jewish mercenaries”.
The Russian Embassy in Madrid has condemned the act of vandalism. “We condemn the desecration...