Alexander statue arrived in Skopje

[julie]

Its awesome! When will it be erected?

[Voltron]

Likewise. But, unlike yourselves, you can bet that our people won't be building statues of characters that conquered and occupied our lands thousands of years ago. Perhaps in a crazy world where Israel erects monuments to Hitler, while Poland does the same in Stalin's honour, or where Greece does the same for an Ottoman Sultan...........then again, it is almost akin to the Macedonian government's pathetic and submissive acceptance of ethnic Albanians creating a 'museum' in honour of extremists who terrorised the state in 2000/2001.

SOM, it is only a small minority that believes Alexander and by extension Ancient Macedonians were not Greeks. I dont think the examples cited above can compare in this case. A more comparable example would be Bulgarians telling you the same about Goce Delchev.

The statue wont go up before the ICJ ruling thats for sure. Currently its on hold.

[BigMak]

Looks like alexander is riding a unicorn from that angle

[Soldier of Macedon]

SOM, it is only a small minority that believes Alexander and by extension Ancient Macedonians were not Greeks.

Voltron,

Phillip, Alexander and the ancient Macedonians invaded and conquered the Hellenic city-states. Only a small minority of ancient Hellenes perceived the matter otherwise. The revised version of events used by Greeks like yourself today doesn't change those facts. But, by all means, erect Phillip and Alexander statues up in Athens, Corinth and Thebes, just for good historical measure.

[indigen]

What would the statue of "Alexander the Great" (note that it is NOT called Aleksandar Makedonski - Alexander III of Macedon), if it ever gets put up in the first place, really represent in light of the political deconstruction agendas displayed and evidenced by these two events below (amongst many other anti-Macedonian deconstruction schemes, projects and agendas in operation or in the making)?

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It seems like they have provided a "regional" (read Bulgarian) character/identity to some of the other statues going up in Skopje.

And, BY IMPLICATION, THEY HAVE DONE THE SAME FOR THE MACEDONIAN HISTORICAL NATIONAL IDENTITY (ETHONGENISIS)!!! This a TREASONOUS ACT OF THE HIGHEST ORDER and should have caused OUTRAGE amongst right-thinking Macedonians and their organizations but we are witness to utter silence.

http://www.novinite.com/media/images/2011-04/photo_verybig_127542.jpg

On topic:

I got the answer from a member of Dostoinstvo, on the question WHY and WHEN they changed the logo, I will cite:

"кога се регистрираше партијата законите во РМ не дозволуваат користење на симболот на официјални пол. партии, НВО може ама не и партии и државни институции."

This law was brought in 2008 just before the NATO summit in Bucurest by the Government of VMRO-DPMNE practically proscribing the usage of the Kutlesh symbol.

[Volk]

What would the statue of "Alexander the Great" (note that it is NOT called Aleksandar Makedonski - Alexander III of Macedon), if it ever gets put up in the first place

Indigen, please dont steer of in another direction, many people including myself are very exited about the statue, lets leave this thread for updates.

Btw, the Airport is Aleksandar Veliki, not the statue, unless you have evidence for this and are not just making an assumption based on the airport name

[indigen]

Indigen, please dont steer of in another direction, many people including myself are very exited about the statue, lets leave this thread for updates.

Btw, the Airport is Aleksandar Veliki, not the statue, unless you have evidence for this and are not just making an assumption based on the airport name

I think it is relevant info to take into SERIOUS consideration and the statue is also said to be named "Aleksandar Veliki" in interviews given by Miloshoski and Gruevski. The post/s should be found here on MTO, most likely in the Gruevski topic thread.

[Volk]

I think it is relevant info to take into SERIOUS consideration and the statue is also said to be named "Aleksandar Veliki" in interviews given by Miloshoski and Gruevski. The post/s should be found here on MTO, most likely in the Gruevski topic thread.

Actually its not relevant whatsoever to the statue (btw the attendance of a Macedonian official with a bulgar in the referred instance is beyond disturbing but has nothing to do with the statue)

[Volk]

[Bukefal]

Alexander statue arrived in Skopje

http://www.kirilica.com.mk/vest.asp?id=65148

Its freaking huge

[Bukefal]

huh , i dont know how, but i seem to have double posted the thread. sorry. Can some mod delete the other one?

[Bukefal]

[Bukefal]

[DedoAleko]

The erection of the statue has begun!!

Александар Македонски пристигна на плоштадот Македонија

http://kanal5.com.mk/default.aspx?mI...&eventId=76406

Како треба да изгледа споменикот на Александар Македонски?

http://kanal5.com.mk/default.aspx?mI...&eventId=76418

Денеска започнува монтажата на скулптурата - ВОИН НА КОЊ на плоштадот Македонија

http://sitel.com.mk/dnevnik/makedoni...dot-makedonija

Почна монтажата на скулптурата „Воин на коњ“ на плоштадот „Македонија“

http://mn.mk/aktuelno/4350-Pocna-mon...dot-Makedonija

[Bukefal]