UPDATE, March 4th, 2022: New media crackdown in Russia forces censorship of open letter signed by country's architects and urban planners
A new missive in the architectural community’s fight against the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been launched as this time, a group from inside the Federation has issued its own statement condemning the Kremlin for its purblind and illegal attempt at prosecuting a war.
The group published the letter in a magazine called Project Russia and boasts more than 6,790 signatories who collectively expressed frustration with their government’s “unacceptable” actions.
The letter was originally published on February 24th. The full text of the web-translated statement reads as follows:
An open letter from architects and urban planners of Russia against military operations in Ukraine
We, the architects and urban planners of Russia, consider the offensive of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine unacceptable. Foreign policy issues must be resolved exclusively by peaceful means! War cannot be an instrument of politics in the 21st century.
War devalues the very essence of the activity of an architect and urban planner, no matter what country they are in. It violates the rights of people: to life, security, self-realization, a comfortable and healthy environment — all those values that are the basis of our activities.
The respect of neighbors cannot be won by force or destruction. But it can be earned by equipping your own country, your own home.
No war!
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Appears that we have forgotten the actions of a psychopath which triggered WWII,...His actions were well accounted for, starting with the NO-AGGRESSION treaties with the neighboring countries. We know the results, it was a way to lower their guard,...the results,..The blitzkrieg assault on the neighboring countries,..appears that we are heading in the same direction,...The sad part of all this,...is that we have not learned our History class, as our heads are stuck in a hole in the ground not understanding the mentality of another psychopath with the same grandeur mind. In the end, although the values which we all aspired to as a global community prevailed,.. but not forgetting the high TOLL we ALL had to pay in human lives and economics. We as Architects,..we are meant to CREATE,...it doesn't matter what,... from a small project to a large project,.. for people to enjoy the space created,...a bridge to other places and countries,...able to enjoy and re-joy of our accomplishments by bringing people together. This is the role that I am proud to be part of,...I always said that our actions will determine who we are and how we are remembered,....for the same token,...our inactions will also determine why we will also NOT be remembered....History has claimed for herself, those individuals who made a difference in making Humanity the core of their lives,...Let's make accountable for their actions, those who want to destroy our World,...we only have one life to live,.. let's make the best of it,...
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