Theatre Square, Tskhinvali
 South Ossetian military tanks in the square in 2009. | |
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| Area | square |
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| Location | Tskhinvali, Georgia de jure South Ossetia de facto[1] |
| Coordinates | 42°13′32″N 43°58′12″E / 42.22556°N 43.97000°E |
Theatre Square (Russian: Театральна площадь) is a public area in Tskhinvali, the capital of the partially recognized Republic of South Ossetia.
History[edit]
New Year's Day celebrations held on the square between 31 December and 1 January.[2] All Independence Day and Victory Day Parades occur on the Square.[3] Back when Tskhinvali was known as called Staliniri, it bore the name "The Central Square" and had a monument to the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. After coming to power in the 50s, Premier Nikita Khrushchev's De-Stalinization program forced the dismantlement of the monument in the middle of the night. After 2005, the theatre on the square was completely destroyed, the residents and the city leadership came to a consensus on its restoration.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
- ^ "Новогодний праздник на Театральной площади Цхинвала. МИА "Южная Осетия сегодня"". south-ossetia.info. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ "Военный парад в Цхинвале в День Республики впервые пройдет не на главной площади". tass.ru. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ "История театральной площади Цхинвала". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
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