這座位于保加利亞的蘇聯(lián)紀念碑一直被人以滑稽的方式調(diào)侃

這座位于保加利亞的蘇聯(lián)紀念碑一直被人以滑稽的方式調(diào)侃

If you were born in the Eastern block of Europe, you sure as hell saw a lot of Soviet monuments around. Soldiers, proudly leaning in forward in anticipation for a head-on fight with their guns in hands, fellow comrades standing in all their imposing and muscular glory, huge heads of Lenin… You’ve seen them all. While for the older generation, it can really evoke positive sentiments, even memories of the glorious Soviet army maybe, for the young ones these monuments are usually synonymous with the good ole Soviet brain-washing.

如果你出生在歐洲的東部地區(qū)，你肯定能在那里看到很多蘇聯(lián)紀念碑。士兵們驕傲地向前傾著身子，期待著一場手握槍支的正面戰(zhàn)斗，同志們帶著他們所有的威嚴和肌肉發(fā)達的榮耀站在那里，巨大的列寧頭顱……你們都見過。而對于老一代來說，它確實能喚起積極的情感，甚至可能喚起對光榮的蘇聯(lián)軍隊的記憶，對于年輕一代來說，這些紀念碑通常是蘇聯(lián)洗腦的同義詞。

The young generation of Bulgarians falls into the latter category. In Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, a huge monument for the Soviet Army was built back in 1954. However, it sure has seen better days, as the monument becomes a victim of vandalism over and over again. The city officials clean it only to find it painted over again.

保加利亞的年輕一代屬于后一類。在保加利亞首都索非亞，一座巨大的蘇聯(lián)軍隊紀念碑建于1954年。然而，它肯定有過好日子，因為紀念碑一次又一次地成為破壞的犧牲品。市政府官員打掃后發(fā)現(xiàn)它又被刷了一遍。

It all started in 2011 when the monument was painted to look like a mish-mash of American pop-culture icons

這一切始于2011年，當時這座紀念碑被涂成了美國流行文化偶像的大雜燴

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The painting job was done by a group of anonymous artists who call themselves Destructive Creation. The daunting military figures were turned into much friendlier subjects like Superman, Ronald McDonald, Santa Claus, and Wonder Woman. A slogan which translates into English as “In pace with time” was scribbled beneath them.

這幅畫是由一群自稱是破壞性創(chuàng)作的匿名藝術(shù)家完成的。令人生畏的軍事人物變成了更友好的主題，如超人、麥當勞叔叔、圣誕老人和神奇女俠。下面還潦草地寫著一句英文口號“In pace with time”。

In 2012, the monument’s soldiers were given balaclavas in support of Pussy Riot

2012年，為了支持Pussy Riot樂隊，紀念碑的士兵們被授予了巴拉克拉法帽

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In 2012, three previously arrested members of the Russian feminist protest punk rock band Pussy Riot were convicted by a Russian court and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment each. This was widely criticized outside Russia and on the same day of the conviction, colorful knit balaclavas (trademark of Pussy Riot members) were put on the heads of figures of the monument.

2012年，三名之前被捕的俄羅斯女權(quán)主義抗議活動朋克搖滾樂隊暴動小貓(Pussy Riot)的成員被俄羅斯一家法院定罪，各被判處兩年監(jiān)禁。這在俄羅斯以外遭到了廣泛的批評，在定罪的同一天，人們把五顏六色的編織頭飾(Pussy Riot成員的標志)戴在紀念碑的雕像頭上。

In 2013, it was covered in pink in honor of the anniversary of the Prague Spring in 1968

2013年，為了紀念1968年的布拉格之春，它被粉紅色覆蓋

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The pink color is a reference to the painting of The Monument to Soviet Tank Crews in Prague by David ?erný in 1991., while the slogan beneath the figures says “Bulgaria apologizes.”

粉紅顏色指的是這幅畫的蘇聯(lián)坦克紀念碑大衛(wèi)?erny于1991年在布拉格。雕像下面的標語寫著“保加利亞道歉”。

In 2014, it announced “Glory to Ukraine”

2014年，它宣布“烏克蘭光榮”

Image credits: Vassia Atanassova

In February 2014, the monument was painted once again and this time it honored Ukraine that was (and still is) a victim of Russia’s aggression. One of the soldiers and the flag above was painted in the national colors of Ukraine and the phrase “Glory to Ukraine” was written in Ukrainian on the monument. An obscene reference to Vladimir Putin was also made, by calling him “Kaputin.” The vandalism was an act of support of the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution.

2014年2月，這座紀念碑再次被粉刷，這一次是為了紀念烏克蘭，它曾是(現(xiàn)在仍然是)俄羅斯侵略的受害者。上面的一名士兵和國旗被涂上了烏克蘭國旗的顏色，紀念碑上用烏克蘭語寫著“烏克蘭榮耀”。還有人污蔑弗拉基米爾•普京(Vladimir Putin)，稱他為“卡普丁”(Kaputin)。這種破壞行為是對2014年烏克蘭革命的支持。

Here’s how the monument looks without any paint on it

這是沒有任何油漆的紀念碑的樣子

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