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This article is a list of current and former known monuments of Vladimir Lenin. Many of the monuments in former Soviet republics and people's republics were removed after the fall of the Soviet Union, with Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia and Ukraine being the most proactive. However, some ex-Soviet countries like Russia, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan retained the thousands of Lenin statues that were erected during the Soviet period.[1][2]
Important regions and capital cities are highlighted in bold.
The first Lenin statue in Africa, this monument was constructed in October 1983.[3] The statue was toppled with the fall of the Derg government in 1991.[4]
The East Village Lenin Statue, on top of the Red Square apartment building, E. Houston St. in the East Village.[8] Moved to Norfolk St. in 2016, half-block south.[9]
What is said to be the first-ever statue of Lenin is still standing in the Arbanyak Soviet Camp outside of Vanadzor. It was erected during his lifetime.[15]
A life-size statue was erected on November 1, 1987, during the 70th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was unveiled by then Soviet Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov, Indian Prime-minister Rajiv Gandhi and his wife Sonia Gandhi. Every year on April 22 members of the Communist Party of India and other Left-oriented political parties visit the place to commemorate Lenin's birthday.[21]
AKG Bhawan, New Delhi
2010
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A large bust of Lenin is located in the headquarters of the Communist Party of India in New Delhi. The white bust is installed right in front of the bust of A. K. Gopalan. The bust was a gift from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Before its final installation in the year 2010 it remained isolated in the Headquarters' backyard for several years.
Another such statue was erected by the Communist Party of India – ruled state until their electoral defeat by the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2018, when it was razed to the ground by supporters of the party.[23]
Dien Bien Phu Street, adjacent to the Vietnamese Army museum. A 5.2m high bronze statue donated by the Soviet Government with the image of Lenin in a walking posture, placed on a 2.7m high granite pedestal.[26]
Sofia – in Lenin Square (now St Nedelya Square), installed in 1966 and pulled down in January 1991;[28] the site is now occupied by the Statue of Sveta Sofia
Czech Republic
Vítězné náměstí (formerly náměstí Říjnové Revoluce) – in the Dejvice quarter of Prague, pulled down in 1990; a war memorial now stands on the site[29]
Karlovy Vary – Theatre Square (formerly Lenin Square), pulled down in 1990.
Cheb – Built in 1979, it was located in front of Cheb railway station until 1990, it is now located at the garden of the Franciscan Monastery[30]
Berlin – Lenin Monument, created in 1970 by Nikolai Tomsky in granite, 19 m, at Leninplatz, removed in 1992 and buried outside Berlin. The statue's head was found in 2015 and restored and put on display as part of an exhibition on Berlin's monuments in Spandau Citadel, Berlin.[34]
One statue of Lenin (approximately 2:1) stood in Kreuzberg (West Berlin) in the yard of a removal company, before being moved to the front of the company's new main building in the district of Neukölln (also West Berlin) in September 2016.
Gelsenkirchen – A 3-metre statue revealed in 2020, The 1st to ever be erected in West Germany.[35]
Nohra – restored stone statue at the site of the former Soviet airbase.[36]
Potsdam – Bust of Lenin, originally at a Soviet Army base, it was placed in the Volkspark for an exhibition in 1994 and was subsequently moved to one of the main entrances where it is used as a children's climbing feature.[37]
Riesa – Statue of Lenin moved from former Lenin Square in 1991 into a park nearby Soviet war graves. Renovated in 2022.[38]Leninplatz, East Berlin, Germany (removed in 1992)
Schwerin – Statue of Lenin, made by the Estonian sculptor Jaak Soans and inaugurated on June 22, 1985. Even nowadays this monument is still causing heated debates among politicians, citizen and historians, who, divided in supporters and detractors, continue arguing about its future.[39]
Wittstock – a neglected statue outside the derelict cultural centre at the abandoned Soviet military base.[40]
Wünsdorf (Zossen) – two large statues and a bronze head of Lenin survive at the former Soviet army complex.[41]
Zeithain – a 2-metre statue at the former Soviet Army training ground.[42]
Bust of Vladimir Lenin in CPG Headquarters in Perissos, Athens
Hungary
Budapest – created in 1965 by Pál Pátzay, in City Park. In 1989, the huge statue was lifted off its red granite pedestal (later demolished), and carried away "for restoration"; in 1991, it was moved to Memento Park. Until 2021 Timewheel was standing on the former site.[44]
Before 1990, every county seat and industrial town had their Lenin statues. Many smaller settlements had their own, too. In 1990 or shortly afterwards, all Lenins were quickly removed.
All statues were taken down in 1991 or soon after, most eventually winding up in Grutas Park. They were 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, and Jurbarkas (the Jurbarkas Lenin is now part of an installation in Europos Parkas park in Vilnius).
Zuidbroek – originally in front of a burnt down warehouse in the middle of nowhere. Moved to the village of Tjuchem in late 2023, where it stands at the village's entrance.
Statue in the basement of the Polish United Workers Party's House in Warsaw, 2011Statue in Poronin, near Lenin's Museum, 1960sStatue in the museum in Kozłówka, moved from Poronin, 2008
Statue of Lenin in MuromStatue of Lenin in Saint PetersburgПамятник В.И.Ленину на коленях авторская скульптура для композиции "Страшный суд", в Волгоградской области. V.I. Lenin on his knees
Out of 7,000 Lenin statues as of 1991, Russia retained the vast majority. As of 2022, there are approximately 6,000 monuments to Lenin in Russia.[1]
Akhtubinsk – a monument installed in the town center, V.I. Lenin Square
Almetyevsk – a monument installed in the center of the city on Lenin Square
Arzamas – two monuments in the city, in the Cathedral Square and Peace Square
Arkhangelsk – A monument on the central square is the last major Lenin monument to be erected in the Soviet Union, in 1988. Others stand in Solombala on the Square, Terekhina on the street, and Gagarin in the yard.
Astrakhan – monument installed in the square, V.I. Lenin Square
Barnaul – three on the main avenue, and one in Upland Park. Because of the drapery which is present in the composition of the monument near the street Anatolia, a Lonely Planet guide to Russia has called the monument "Lenin Toreador".
Belgorod – at Cathedral Square (Soviet-era Revolution Square), in Lenin Park, near the now-current cinema "Falcon", and a bust in the Belgorod Dairy Plant (BMP)
Berezniki – Lenin Square (about Palace of Culture, Lenin)
Dubna – 25 m, the second tallest; 15 m statue on a 10 m pedestal
Dedovsk – a small monument is located opposite the branch of RSCU in the street of Gagarin
Dimitrovgrad – the town square – the square of the Soviets. A bust is located within the NCC, Slavsky.
Dmitry – installed in the central square of the historic district
Dubna – the world's second largest statue of Lenin lies in the vicinity of the "Big Volga". Sculptor S.D. Merkurov, height 25 m (with pedestal 37 m), weight 540 tons. The monument was erected in 1937 on the banks of the Volga near the beginning of the Moscow Canal. On the other bank was a monument to Stalin. After Stalin's death, the monument was blown up in 1961, but the pedestal remained.
Dudinka – monument in front of the House of Culture
Dyatkovo – on Lenin Square in the town center, next to buildings authorities
Dzerzhinsk – in Lenin Square. The authors of the improvement and development area are the architects Androsova GD and Sinyavsky EA. Sculptor Nelyubin BS; opened for the 100th anniversary of Vladimir Lenin in 1970.
Ekaterinburg – main monument in front of City Hall in Lenin Square and the Square of 1905; secondary monuments placed at the entrance of the Sverdlovsk Tools Factory Street
Gelendzhik – monument near the boarding house "Caucasus", st. Mayachnaya
The working village Settlement on Lenin Street has a monument, built in contemporary Russia (established November 7,
monument at the crossing of streets Karl Marx and Lenin
bust on Karl Marx street, in front of a shopping center
Izhevsk – monument established in 1958 at the National Library of the Udmurt Republic, sculptor PP Yatsynova and architect LN Kulaga, in bronze and granite
monument standing 1930–1951, in the square and then park in the former Theatre (now Liberty) Square
the new statue with bleachers installed in 1954 at what was then the main Freedom Square
monument to young Vladimir Ulyanov (like Moscow) set in 1954 at University Park on the street Kremlin
a statue of Lenin stands in front of the Lenin House of Culture in Sotsgorod
Kaliningrad – major monument to Lenin by the sculptor VB Topuridze installed at Victory Square in 1958. In 2005, during the reconstruction of the area, the monument was removed allegedly temporarily, for the restoration, but after the reconstruction the monument was not returned. Mayor of Kaliningrad Yury Savenko put forward the idea of creating the city's Lenin Square, where he could transfer the monument.
Kaluga – statue in front of the regional administration in the area of old trades that previously had the name Lenin
Kamensk Shakhtinsky – a monument to Lenin in Kamensk Shakhtinsky square, at the intersection of the Avenue of Karl Marx and Pushkin Street, next to the district council Kamensky district, Rostov region
Kemerovo – Lenin monument in the Square of the Soviets. One night in 1993 local businessmen made an unsuccessful attempt to demolish the monument.
Prokopyevsk – statue was destroyed by a drunk man attempting to take a selfie
The main urban monument to Lenin, sculptor P. Sabsay, architect A Giants, opened in 1956 on the square in front of the Communist Party Regional Committee (now the Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Region – KYC), according to government decree of the RSFSR.
The oldest statue of Lenin in Krasnodar (sculptor K. Dietrich) is in the park to VI Lenin, on the street Vishnyakova. The monument was built in 1925, a year after the death of the Soviet leader.
Krasnoturinsk – monument installed in front of the city administration in the city centre
Krasnoyarsk – statue on Revolution Square in the city centre
Krasnoznamensk (Moscow region) – set before the House of Culture (house of the garrison officers)
Kursk – monument installed in front of the city administration in the city centre
Omsk – statue on Lenin Street and bust on Bohdan Khmelnytsky Street
Pokhvistnevo – statue is standing near the Culture Palace
Pospelikha, Altai Krai – statue is standing near Pospelikhinskaya Makaronnaya Fabrika on Sovetskaya Street. It is notably similar to the statue of Lenin on Burakova Street in Moscow.
Pskov – statue is standing near the House of Soviets
Ulan Ude – biggest head of Lenin in the world, in front of Buryatia government building
Veliky Novgorod – two monuments: in the Sofia area (established in April 1928, lost by war, restored in 1958) and in Street Trading Ivanskoy side
Vladikavkaz (sculptor ZI Azgur, architect G. Zakharov) is open on Lenin Square in front of the Russian Drama Theatre. Vakhtangov in 1957. In 1993, twice blown up and subsequently restored.
Volgograd (the supposedly tallest statue, with a height of 27 meters).now in five sites:
"Great Lenin" – Liberty Square (the intersection of Victory Avenue and the streets of the World)
"Little Lenin" – the Children's park named after Alexander Pushkin.
A monument in the main building of the Volgograd State Technical University.
2 monuments in car-repair factory.
Lenin monument at the entrance of the Volga-Don channel – set in the Krasnoarmeysk area (height pedestal) – 30 meters, the sculpture – 27 meters. Sculptor – EV Vucetich. Earlier, on the same pedestal, there was a monument to Stalin.
In the central region on Lenin Square on the 90th anniversary of the monument to Lenin. Sculptor – EV Vucetich.
In the central region, in the park opposite the building of regional administration.
Košice – Built in 1987, the statue stood in front of former Building of Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, in 1989 after Velvet Revolution it was taken to the warehouse of the East Slovak Museum.[103]
Spain
Bust at Otxarkoaga district of Bilbao, erected without approval from the authorities.
Sweden
Vittsjö, a small town in southern Sweden.[104] The statue is privately owned by Calevi Hämäläinen.
London, Islington Museum – 245 St John Street, Islington. Bust by Berthold Lubetkin commissioned by the UK Government during the war in tribute to the efforts of the Soviet Union. It was placed in Holford Square (briefly Lenin's home when he lived in London) and unveiled in 1942. It was a supposed focal point of a new housing development to be named 'Lenin Court' although the choice of Lenin proved unpopular with the local community and the bust was frequently daubed with anti-communist slogans. Lubetkin had the bust removed and when the housing development was completed in the late 1940s, it was renamed 'Bevin Court'. The bust was displayed in Islington Town Hall for many years and is now on permanent display in the museum.
RAF Museum Cosford – In the national cold War exhibition. A Statue of Lenin holding a gift bag is used as a focal point for the museum's gift shop.[105]
Belfast – The Kremlin Bar, a gay bar, has a statue of Lenin welcoming partygoers over the main entrance.[106]
Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine. The Lenin statue was toppled and dismantled on December 8, 2013, during the Euromaidan
Before Ukraine's Euromaidan, Lenin monuments and other Soviet-era monuments were already being removed.[108][109] However, in 2008, the 139th anniversary of Lenin, two new Lenin monuments were erected in Luhansk Oblast (now occupied by Russia).[110]
Following the 2014 Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine, more than 500 statues of Lenin were dismantled between February 2014 and April 2015, after which nearly 1,700 remained standing.[citation needed] On May 15, 2015, President of UkrainePetro Poroshenko signed a bill into law that set a six-month deadline for the removal of the country's communist monuments.[111] By December 2015, 1,300 Lenin monuments were still standing (in Ukraine).[107]
Dnipro – toppled by protesters on February 21, 2014.[122]
Dnipro, 2 Lenin monuments were removed by the city in 2014; in March 2014 the city's Lenin Square was renamed "Heroes of Independence Square" in honor of the people killed during Euromaidan.[125][126] The statue of Lenin on the square was removed.[126][127] In June 2014 another Lenin monument was removed (parts of the monument were moved to a local history museum) and replaced by a monument for the Ukrainian military fighting against armed insurgents in theDonbas (region of Ukraine)[128][129]
In May 2016 Dnipropetrovsk was itself officially renamed to Dnipro to comply with decommunization laws.[130]
Dokuchaievsk (occupied by pro-Russian separatists)
Donetsk (occupied by pro Russian separatists) – in the Lenin Square
Kharkiv: At the Freedom Square, erected in 1964. Toppled by protesters on September 28, 2014.[134] Another statue destroyed on October 6, 2014[135]
Kharkiv: three monuments to Lenin dismantled by unknown late August 2014.[136] On November 19, 2014, the Kharkiv Administrative Court of appeal upheld the decision of the Kharkiv district administrative court that had dismissed an appeal by the City Council to suspend Baluta's order to dismantle the statue.[137]
Kherson – toppled on February 22, 2014;[138] restored April 2022[139]
Odesa – mounted in 1967 to 2006, designed by Matvey Manizer, О.М. Manizer, architects: I.Ye. Rozin, Yu.S. Lapin, М.М. Volkov, relocated to the park of Lenin's Komsomol
Sumy – mounted from 1982 to the early 2000s, designed by E. Kuntsevych, architects O. Zavarov and I. Lanko, relocated to the park at the city limits, the Lenin statue outside the House of Culture was removed by the city in 2014 and a statue to Cossack leader Herasym Kondratiev will replace it[152]
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