Snatched by One of Lenin's Tallest Monuments in the World
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Mediafax The monument, over 23 metres high, was raised in 1975, while Kazakhstan became part of the Soviet Union, reports the AP. While many of the former Soviet republics are trying to reduce their symbolic ties with Russia, as part of a national identity redefinition effort, the demolition of the Oš monument was carried out indiscriminately, without public ceremonies, the local authorities presenting the action as a simple urban reform measure…
In Kyrgyzstan, on the night of 7 June, the 25-metre monument to Vladimir Lenin, standing in central Osh Square, was considered one of the highest monuments to the Soviet leader in the world.
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