I was browsing a website containing a book about the Battle of Grozny, and I saw an image of this tank. From the text, I learned that this is a T-72A tank painted with the Ichkeria flag. I'm curious whether this tank actually existed in real life or if it's just fictional artwork. If it really existed, could someone please provide a photo or picture of it?
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August 24, 1991.
by the evening, the protesters moved, what is called, from words to actions. They destroyed the main bronze monument to Lenin in Checheno-Ingushetia, blocked the buildings of the Republican Ministry of Internal Affairs and the KGB. And by night, the building, in which the Supreme Council and the Council of Ministers of the republic are completely occupied. Law enforcement authorities have not shown active contradictions. - Sherip Asuev, "That's how it was."
the monument to the "leader" of the world proletariat was taken down. The show was crowded and exciting. The whole rally wanted to be a part of this historic moment. But there were opponents, including a group of CHIASSR MPs, who claimed that the monument would be demolished only through their corpses. But they were quickly calmed down, and they did not begin to test their bodies for strength and quickly moved away from the falling monument's machine. The most interesting thing is that they were from that group of OCCHN delegates who panickedly left the meeting hall of the second stage of the Congress of the Chechen People 08. 06. 91 years old , accusing Dudaev and the VDP of all mortal sins.
The bronze of the former monument was dragged through the streets of the city and thrown in Sungzhou. Previously, the history of the Chechen people was thrown there, figuratively speaking, and now fate honored those who created this Lenin national politics. But not for revenge, but to purify oneself, one's conscience imbued with the communist spirit. To politically clear one's spirit." - Zelimkhan Yanderbiev, "Chechnya - the battle for freedom".
On Saturday, August 24, in Grozny on B Square. .. Lenin continued the rally of democratic forces of the republic demanding the resignation of the leadership of the republic led by Doku Zavgaev as indirectly supporting the "Yanaev region" t. е. , August coup 19-21 August. Demands to demolish the monument to the leader and ideological inspector of the October Coup of 1917 were also distributed. On the evening of the same day, a crowd of people with great unanimity took on its dismantling, which was done quickly and in an organized manner.
Shortly later, activists of the Chechen Congress executive committee removed the "serpasto-hammer" flag from the flagpole above the Sovmin CHIR building and the Chechen flag - a green canvas with a red stripe framed by two white ones.
August 28
The pedestal of the V Monument. И. Lenin, who was removed on August 24, serves the Rally as a coffin for announcements and banners: "Everyone - to the Sovmin building", "VS ChRI - a subdivision of the ChI of the CPSU Obkom - resign! ", "The Armed Forces — the last bastion of communist ideology in the USSR — resign! ", "We need a democratically elected Supreme Council," "Those who recognized the SCPP - resign! ». - Lom-Ali Beitelgareev, "10 DAYS THAT SHOOK THE ChRI".