A Russian billionaire has offered to buy two controversial statues that protesters want to be removed from US cities due to their troubling ties to racism and colonialism
A Russian billionaire has offered to buy two controversial statues that protesters want removed from US cities due to their troubling ties to racism and colonialism.
Businessman Andrey Filatov's Art Russe Foundation, which collects and preserves Soviet-era art, said it is willing to purchase depictions of Theodore Roosevelt and settler Alexander Baranov, found in New York and Alaska respectively, as both men left a"positive mark" on Russia. The two statues are among hundreds across America facing calls to be pulled down after Black Lives Matter protests sparked nationwide discussions about the memorialization of various historical figures. Filatov's foundation hopes to bring them to St. Petersburg in the name of preserving"cultural and historical heritage."
"We have deep respect and appreciation for individuals who contributed to the development of Russia and were associated with the history of our country," said an Art Russe Foundation spokesperson in an emailed statement."Both the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, and the governor of Russian settlements in North America, Alexander Baranov, were statesmen who left their positive mark in Russia's history.
The Theodore Roosevelt Equestrian Statue, which sits in front of the The American Museum of Natural History.
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