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    Russia is demanding that Bulgaria take stronger actions to prevent vandalism of Soviet monuments after a monument to Soviet troops in Sofia, Bulgaria was recently spray painted. The Russian embassy has demanded that Bulgaria clean up the monument, identify and punish those responsible, and take steps to prevent future attacks. This is the latest in a series of incidents where Soviet monuments in Bulgaria have been vandalized, angering Moscow each time.

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    Today's Paper

    Russia Wants Bulgarians to Stop Vandalizing


    Soviet Monuments
    By Anna Dolgov

    Aug. 19 2014 15:55

    Last edited 15:55

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    Figures of Soviet soldiers at the base of a Soviet Army monument were previously transformed into superheroes in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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    Russia is demanding that Bulgaria try harder to prevent vandalism of Soviet monuments, after yet
    another monument to Soviet troops in Sofia was spray-painted, ITAR-Tass reported.

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    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, the news agency reported Monday.
    The monument was spray-painted on the eve of the Bulgarian Socialist Party's celebration of its
    123rd anniversary, the Sofia-based Novinite news agency reported.
    The vandalism was the latest in a series of similar recent incidents in Bulgaria each drawing
    angry criticism from Moscow.

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    Early this year, unknown artists painted another monument to Soviet troops in Sofia in the colors
    of the Ukrainian flag.
    In August last year, a Soviet army monument in Sofia was painted pink in an "artistic apology"
    for Bulgaria's support of Soviet troops who suppressed Czechoslovakia's Prague Spring revolt
    against Moscow-based communist rulers.
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