A "Mother Ukraine" was erected opposite the Soviet monument, and the Bulgarians were stunned...

A "Mother Ukraine" was erected opposite the Soviet monument, and the Bulgarians were stunned... https://whatchinareads.com/article/?uid=d4bf4028d37d11ecbed6d79999c4055a

2022-05-14: [Article Link]  The recent exhibition of a “anti-Russian” sculpture by a Bulgarian sculptor (observer's net), without hearing the expected praises, has given rise to considerable controversy. According to the Bulgarian media bTV Novinite 13, opposite the Soviet military memorial in Sofia, the capital of the country, a statue of about 1 metre was erected on the night of the 12th, called “Ukrainian Mother's Shout”, which the organizers of the event described as an expression of “anti-Ukrainian War”. The vast majority of visitors, however, expressed some impotence to the image of the sculpture, which some protagonists consider to be damaging to the image of “Ukrainian mothers.” The statue was later removed from what was actually created before the Russian-Ukraine war, giving rise to a wave of questions about the author’s consumption of the war’s suffering. Finally, the statue was displayed for only a few hours and was removed that night. It was reported that the sculpture had been approved by the Municipality of Sofia and placed in the Prince's Garden, opposite the Soviet memorial, and that the sit-in ceremony had taken place at 18 p.m. on 12 December, at which police guards were present. In an improvising concert, the “Ukrainian mother’s shout” finally appeared, but it scared the Bulgarians enough. Many visitors came up with evaluations like “beasts”, “zombies” and “Satan” that had nothing to do with the warm image of the mother. This statue has even exposed many of the pro-Ukrainian people to the fact that it undermines the image of “Ukrainian mothers”: What has inspired sympathy for Ukraine? It is a clear aversion to Ukrainian and Ukrainian refugees! "Ukrainian mothers will not be happy to see..." It's a social media truffle about the statue, and some people think it's very familiar - aren't you, Gollum? The right figure is the Gollum in The Ring King. "Is this a copy of Edward Monk..." The Norwegian painter, Edward Monk, called "The Shout."