Sculptures covered with posters

  • 2008-06-17
  • In cooperation with BNS

VILNIUS -  A poster covering thesoviet soldier sculpture on the GreenBridge in Vilnius caught theeye of many morning commuters reading: "All of our own left in 1993, andwe were left behind. Take us to our motherland".

Two box plates with red lettering were upheld by a soldier's feet from bothsides of the sculpture. The poster was spotted about 6 a.m. and was still in place at press time.

Other four soviet sculptures depicting peasants, workers and theintelligentsia were left untouched.

Soviet sculptures left on the GreenBridge have been the subject ofheated debates and conflicts for many years.