In Kyiv, a Soviet memorial to the second world war stands at one end of Shevchenko boulevard, which is named after the poet who formulated Ukrainian language and literature as distinct from Russia’s.
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A Soviet Union flag is displayed as people attend the unveiling of a Lenin statue in the town of Novoazovsk on April 17, 2015 in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR).
