Soviet War Monument in Bulgaria Gets a Splash of Color

Soviet communism remains very uncool in countries that formerly
lived under it, which might explain why some very creative and
patient graffiti artists have been
repeatedly defacing a Soviet Army monument in
Bulgaria.

The latest unauthorized use of spray paint coincided with
the anniversary
of the founding of the Bulgarian Socialist
Party. The Russian Foreign Ministry is not amused,
lodging a note of protest with the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry and
issuing a statement of
indignation over “the desecration of the grave of
Soviet liberator soldiers.” According to The Moscow
Times:

The Russian Embassy in Bulgaria has issued a note
demanding that its former Soviet-era ally clean up
the monument in Sofia’s Lozenets district, identify
and punish those responsible, and take “exhaustive
measures” to prevent similar attacks in the future.

Though the photo
here depicts American pop culture figures like Superman
and Ronald McDonald, street artists have also painted the
monument blue
and yellow (in apparent support of Ukraine) and even
put colored
ski masks on the heads of statues representing Soviet
soldiers (a nod to the persecuted Russian art
collective Pussy
Riot).

(Hat tip:
Liberty Viral)