Statue of Lenin in Berdychiv
The Statue of Lenin in Berdychiv (in Ukrainian: Пам'ятник Леніну В. І.) was a sculpture monument to the revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, located in Berdychiv, Ukraine.
| Пам'ятник Леніну В. І. | |
 The statue in 2013 | |
| Coordinates | 49.8927°N 28.5911°E |
|---|---|
| Location | Berdychiv, Ukraine |
| Material | Granite |
| Height | 8.7 metres (29 ft) |
| Completion date | 1982 |
| Dedicated to | Vladimir Lenin |
| Dismantled date | 2014 |
| Because of Ukrainian decommunization laws the statue shall not be rebuilt.[1] | |
The monument, a work by M. Vasylchenko, P. Biryukov and P. Perevoznyk, was made of granite with a total height of 8.7 metres (29 ft) (sculpture 4.0 m, pedestal 4.7 m). The monument ID is 18-104-0031.
It was toppled and destroyed during the Euromaidan in February 22, 2014.[2][3]
See also
- List of heritage damaged during Euromaidan
- List of statues of Vladimir Lenin
- Vladimir Lenin
References
- Poroshenko signed the laws about decomunization. Ukrayinska Pravda. 15 May 2015
Poroshenko signs laws on denouncing Communist, Nazi regimes, Interfax-Ukraine. 15 May 20
Poroshenko: Time for Ukraine to resolutely get rid of Communist symbols, UNIAN. 17 May 2015
Goodbye, Lenin: Ukraine moves to ban communist symbols, BBC News (14 April 2015) - Ukraine crisis - Another monument of Lenin toppled in the city of Berdichev on YouTube
- "Lenin Monumenet in Berdychiv (Zhytomyr Oblast) - 22/02/2014". Raining Lenins.
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