[QQQQQ]

Interesting tid-bit: apparently the US didn't want to accept it at first, the did it only after protest letters.

Apparently some Russians don't like it either.

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"Tsereteli has long branched out beyond Moscow and Russia. Last year he decided to bestow on New York City his masterpiece commemorating September 11: A huge wall pierced by a tear. But he didn't manage to convey the tragedy, and although the size of the monument is as astounding as ever, the Americans did not want to accept this present. The Mayor of New York City received a host of protest letters, the press joined in, and the decision to install the monument was delayed.

Muscovites have just followed suit."

http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20050811/41135640.html

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I personally think it's not only a generous gift, but also very fitting: simple, yet eloquent.

[jb6]

Columbus in an egg with a map and 3 ships (if you can believe it?)

[pax_et_bonum]

I personally think it's not only a generous gift, but also very fitting: simple, yet eloquent.

I agree.

Also, if someone wants to give us a gift in honor of those who died on 9/11 I think we should accept it graciously.

[toomanygrasshoppers]

I like it. Thanks Russia.