Opening of the monument to Catherine II

Story about the opening of the monument to Catherine II (official name — "Founders of Odesa"), October 27, 2007.

On the video: registered Cossacks sing the anthem of the Russian Empire "God save the Tsar"; representatives of the Ukrainian Cossacks, together with activists of the all-Ukrainian association "Svoboda", the Ukrainian People's Party and the "Our Ukraine" party, march with flags, chant "Shame" and sing "Oh in the meadow red viburnum...".

Commentary by historian Oleksandr Palia.