List of statues of Vladimir Lenin

Leninplatz, East Berlin, Germany (removed in 1992)
Kolkata, India
Vijayawada, India

In the Soviet Union, many cities had statues and monuments of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, the revolutionary and leader of the Russian SFSR, better known by the nom de plume Lenin. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, many of them were broken with no permission from their authors. This happened even earlier in the European post-Communist states and in the Baltic states. However, in many of the former Soviet Republics (namely Russia, Belarus and Ukraine) many remain, and some new ones have been erected.[1]

In Ukraine, Lenin monuments[2] and other Soviet-era monuments are still being removed as a symbol of oppression.[3] However, on the occasion of the 139th anniversary of Lenin two new Lenin monuments were erected in Luhansk Oblast.[1]

The list contains known monuments dedicated to Vladimir Lenin. Capital cities of countries or important regions were highlighted with bold font.

Africa

Ethiopia

America

Lenin on top of building, East Village, New York City

Canada

Cuba

United States

Antarctica

Asia

India

Lenin at Nehru Park, New Delhi

Kyrgyzstan

All over Kyrgyzstan, in nearly every city and village there is a Lenin statue, usually located on the central square. The one in Bishkek was removed from the central square and is now located behind the national museum.

Mongolia

In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It was removed on 14 October 2012.[8]

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Vietnam

Europe

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Minsk, Belarus

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Memorial to Lenin in East Berlin, 1977. In the background the Bunkerberg in Volkspark Friedrichshain.

Greece

Hungary

Italy

Kazakhstan

Latvia

Lithuania

All statues were taken down in or after 1991, most eventually winding up in Grutas Park; they were all erected during the Soviet period and stood, among other places, in Vilnius (at least two statues, one of them together with Lithuanian communist leader Kapsukas), Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai, Jonava, Druskininkai, Jurbarkas (the Jurbarkas Lenin is now part of an installation in Europos Parkas park in Vilnius).

Moldova

Chisinau, 1976

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Romania

Russia

Monument near Dubna

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom

Ukraine

Kiev, Ukraine. It was torn down on 8 December 2013 during the Euromaidan

See also

External links

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