Posted on 07/20/2020 6:25:38 PM PDT by marshmallow
Among the latest targets in the mob movement to remove historical monuments throughout America that has gained steam since the tragic death of George Floyd is the statue of Alexander Baranov, the first Russian governor of Alaska, that sits outside the Sitka City Hall.
Nearly 100 people rallied in front of City Hall on June 23, calling for the statue to be removed, and the Sitka Assembly voted 6-1 last Tuesday to move the statue from its prominent spot in the town.
Baranov was the first chief manager of the Russian-American Company and directed the expansion of Russian authority in coastal Alaska during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The original Tlingit inhabitants of Sitka burned the settlement in 1802, though Baranov reconquered the site in 1804, laying the groundwork for continuing Russian rule.
His statute was donated to Sitka in 1989 and has been controversial with Native leaders ever since, who are now calling for it to be removed to a museum, “where a fuller story can be told,” in the words of the Sitka Tribe of Alaska.
Among those defending Baranov and his statue is His Eminence Archbishop David (Mahaffey) of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America.
In a letter to the editor of the Anchorage Daily News entitled, “Don’t blame Baranov,” published on Friday, December 17, Abp. David argues that, while admittedly true history of Native Americans in Alaska “has often been overlooked or even hidden from the history books,” to remove Baranov’s statue would only further damage the state’s sense of history.
(Excerpt) Read more at orthochristian.com ...
This is being coordinated nationally by activist/agitators.
Time for some conspiracy charges from the DOJ.
Axios, Vladika!!!!
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