The Monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia, Bulgaria has been vandalized several times over the last few years.
The monument was built in 1954 for the 10 year anniversary of the Red Army's "liberalization" of Bulgaria in 1954. It features statues of soldiers in various war scenes as well as scenes with Bulgarian peasants.
It all began in 2011 when the first major act of vandalism occurred when the soldiers were painted as American superheroes. The meaning of this graffiti is not necessarily politically oriented, but many interpretations have been offered.
This pink graffiti was in 2013 in apology for Bulgaria's involvement in the Prague spring.
In 2014 one soldier was painted in Ukraine's colors to support Ukraine during Maidan. An inscription read, "Glory to Ukraine."
An acknowledgement and solidarity toward Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea painted in 2014.
Although there has been lots of pressure from Russia to stop the vandalism and introduce more security to the monument, obviously the graffiti continues. This could be because Bulgarians are split in their feelings toward the monument but there has not been enough action on either side to have a permanent effect.
PHOTO CREDIT: RUETERS
I am not one to thoughtfully study a piece of artwork (because I don't understand art 95% of the time), but this is something else. The photo that shows the single soldier painted in Ukraine's colors is particularly meaningful. A bright pop of color jutting out from the dark surroundings I'm sure has a symbolic meaning that can be put into words by someone else, but I cannot do so. All that I can say from these photos is that they are a public representation of society's feelings toward various events, and one may classify them as protest art that silently begs attention.
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