"Stalin is shown in grainy black-and-white footage being applauded by hundreds of party members as a dubbed-over voice says: "Those who don't pay for their heat should be punished!"(Ukrainians view Stalin about the same way Jews view Hitler. It is the equivalent of a Hitler image threatening people in Tel Aviv who refuse to pay parking fines.)
The utility chief tried to spin it thus: "Stalin is used here not as a historical personality, but more as a symbol of inevitable punishment. Failure to pay for one's (utility) services is a serious wrongdoing," said Alexander Semchenko, deputy chief of the Donetsk City Heating Network Company.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Stalin billboards and TV ads removed in Ukraine
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