Abstract
On June 17th 2011 graffiti artists transformed the West side of the Monument of the Soviet Army (MSA) in Sofia, Bulgaria. MSA comprises part of a spatial environment where the invented traditions of the Bulgarian state interact and compete. The art of provocation challenges those invented traditions and opens up the potential for alternative readings and discursive practices of the past and present, contrary to the official political and NGO discourse. As such it subverts ideological symbols in a fashion similar to the carnivalesque. The graffiti art provides the potential to reevaluate, bridge and connect a violent past with an equally violent present, as well as pose questions about the future. It signifies the presence of history and politics in everyday life.
Highlights
The Monument of the Soviet Army (MSA) situated at the Borissov Garden in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, is one of the largest architectural and sculptural monument complexes in the country
In 1992 Presidents Zhelev and Yeltsin signed a treaty on friendly relations and cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Bulgaria, which required to keep and maintain the monuments related to their history and culture
On March 18th, 1993 Sofia Municipal Council decided to dismantle the Monument of the Soviet Army, this decision never came into effect
Summary
The Monument of the Soviet Army (MSA) situated at the Borissov Garden in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, is one of the largest architectural and sculptural monument complexes in the country.
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