The first image is that of an "Iron Felix" statue in Moscow is dismantled after several days of massive demonstrations in 1991.
Felix Dzerzhinskiy was the Russian Che Guevara - an idealistic fighter against the "enemies of the people" and the founder of NKVD (later known as KGB).
His iron statue in front of the KGB headquarters in Lubyanka Square in Moscow, known as "Iron Felix," was considered the symbol of the communist oppression.
The second photo is that of the "Tent City" protests in Tel Aviv in August 2011 - almost exactly 20 years after the fall of the "Iron Felix."
In dubious ignorance, many young people nowadays (not only in Israel) consider Che Guevara, another "professional revolutionary," a hero on the fight for human rights.
Added later:
Minor correction - Felix was the founder of "CheKa" (curious name, but no connection to "Che" - it was in 1917), which later became NKVD and later KGB
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