The "Ukrainian" part is made up by the OP. The photo was reproduced multiple times and the ethnicity of the owner is unknown. He may be Russian or Belorussian or whatever.
The original caption in the newspaper The News Herald literally said:
3/9/1953–Washington, DC: Eileen Keenan, a waitress at the 1203 Restaurant, puts up a sign outside the restaurant, March 6, inviting everyone to enjoy "Free Borst" in celebration of Stalin's death.
55 years ago Prague took down the largest statue of Stalin ever made. In 1996, Michael Jackson (in an effort to promote his musical tour) put his own statue up on the empty concrete pedestal...which, needless to say, was a very awkward situation for those living there.
![image showing Today is the 65th anniversary of Stalin's death. Here is how an Ukrainian immigrant celebrated the occasion. 1953 [540 × 738]](357f1495-f6ba-5fdf-a17b-eca9c459de1c.jpg)
Plan4Chaos on March 5th, 2018 at 17:47 UTC »
The "Ukrainian" part is made up by the OP. The photo was reproduced multiple times and the ethnicity of the owner is unknown. He may be Russian or Belorussian or whatever.
The original caption in the newspaper The News Herald literally said:
And that's basically all what's known.
Tangledweb67 on March 5th, 2018 at 18:48 UTC »
Anyone seen The Death of Stalin? It is as frighteningly funny as it is frighteningly shocking. Jason Isaacs steals it as General Zhukov.
czech_sout on March 5th, 2018 at 19:20 UTC »
55 years ago Prague took down the largest statue of Stalin ever made. In 1996, Michael Jackson (in an effort to promote his musical tour) put his own statue up on the empty concrete pedestal...which, needless to say, was a very awkward situation for those living there.