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In Osh, Kyrgyzstan, the authorities decided to dismantle the world's largest monument to Lenin: EADaily
EADaily, June 7th, 2025. In the city of Osh in Kyrgyzstan, by the decision of the local authorities, the monument to Vladimir Lenin was dismantled. It is considered one of the world's tallest monuments dedicated to the leader of the world proletariat.
Kyrgyzstan dismantles Central Asia’s tallest Lenin statue
BISHKEK: Russian ally Kyrgyzstan on Saturday quietly dismantled Central Asia’s tallest monument to Vladimir Lenin, the revolutionary founder of the Soviet Union. Ex-Soviet states across the region are seeking to strengthen their national identities, renaming cities that have Russian-sounding names and replacing statues to Soviet figures with local and national heroes. Russia,
The statue of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution and founder of the Soviet Union, in the city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan, was once considered the largest in Central Asia. But that title is now up for grabs as authorities have dismantled it, AFP reported on Saturday, as former Soviet republics in the region seek to strengthen their national identity.
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