After the memorial was erected, the raised right arm was broken off by right-wing radicals, who explained the vandalism by claiming the arm had been raised in a communist salute rather than oratorical pose.
The raised right arm was broken off by right-wing radicals. The memorial was erected. Wing radicals explained the vandalism by. The arm had been raised in a communist salute rather than oratorical pose. This was what wing radicals were claiming.