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Monument to Shevchenko Sparks Washington Controversy
A 14 foot three ton bronze statue of Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine’s poet laureate, is to be unveiled in Washington raising a tug of war between Moscow and Washington. Supporters include two former presidents and Ukrainian Americans while critics funded by Washington Post Republicans question the memorial’s significance and alleged anti Semitism. diplomats accuse it of fanning Cold War tensions. The project began with a 1960 memorial authorization and fundraising exceeding 250000 dollars, with ground breaking in 1983 by Ukrainian sculptor Leo Mol.
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