Kalinin Square, Minsk

Monument to Mikhail Kalinin.

Kalinin Square (Belarusian:Плошчы Калініна, Мінск) is the 5th square on the Independence Avenue of Minsk.[1] The square was named to honor the Soviet Head of State Mikhail Kalinin.[2] There is a monument to Kalinin on the square which was installed in 1978[3], as well as the Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. The square was developed in 1953 and was designed by architect George Sysoev.

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  1. ↑ Kalinina Square is the fifth square in Niezaliežnasci Avenue.
  2. ↑ "The name of Mikhail Kalinin (a soviet politician and party official, 1875-1946) wandered around Minsk for a long time; a part of Niamiha was named after him until the beginning of the 1950’s, but in the 1960’s it went over to a street and a square in the eastern part of the city.".
  3. ↑ "The central part of the Square stood empty for a long time. The monument to Mikhail Kalinin was installed only in 1978. It’s a 5.5-metre high bronze statue.".

Coordinates: 53°55′25″N 27°36′28″E / 53.9235°N 27.6079°E / 53.9235; 27.6079

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