This article examines the meaning of monuments in Italy and the United States (Chicago) dedicated to the Fascist gerarch Italo Balbo. A hugely popular personality in Fascist Italy, Balbo cemented his reputation in the early 1930s as the commander of mass-formation transatlantic flights to Brazil (1930-1931) and the United States (1933). Chicago’s monuments – a road (Balbo Drive) and a column (the ‘Balbo monument’) – are a legacy of Balbo’s triumphant arrival in the city in 1933. Italy’s monuments date from the postwar and contemporary periods. The article examines why Balbo Drive and the Balbo monument in Chicago have become more controversial over time, especially in recent decades, and why, despite calls for their removal, both remain. It contrasts the Chicago case with the situation in Italy where, since the 1990s, Balbo has been commemorated in numerous ways.

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纪念碑的意义：怀念意大利和美国的伊塔洛巴尔博

本文探讨了在意大利和美国（芝加哥）献给法西斯 gerarch Italo Balbo 的纪念碑的含义。巴尔博在法西斯意大利非常受欢迎，他在 1930 年代初期巩固了他作为跨大西洋飞往巴西（1930-1931 年）和美国（1933 年）的大规模编队航班的指挥官的声誉。芝加哥的纪念碑——一条道路（Balbo Drive）和一个柱子（“Balbo 纪念碑”）——是 Balbo 于 1933 年凯旋来到这座城市的遗产。意大利的纪念碑可以追溯到战后和当代时期。这篇文章探讨了为什么巴尔博大道和芝加哥的巴尔博纪念碑随着时间的推移变得越来越有争议，尤其是近几十年来，以及为什么尽管呼吁拆除它们，但两者仍然存在。它将芝加哥的情况与意大利的情况进行了对比，自 1990 年代以来，