ABSTRACT
Historical memorials make up a kind of ideological punctuation within the cultural landscape. They form what could be described as a narrative foundation that links together events and historical experience in a manner intended to create meaning and significance in the perception of the beholder. Alterations in the administration of power can be expressed in the movement of memorials, while the coming and going of different regimes or changes in state affiliation can often result in the removal of some memorials and the erection of new monuments. On occasion, a memorial may even be completely destroyed and traces of it permanently eradicated, so that its existence and the interpretation of history it represents are deleted from public awareness.
