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Kyrgyzstan removes towering Lenin statue from second city
Story by Associated Press
Updated:
5:59 AM EDT, Sun June 8, 2025
Source: AP
Authorities in the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, Osh, have removed
a towering statue of thought to be the tallest of the revolutionary
Soviet leader in Central Asia.
The 23-meter (75-foot) monument was erected in 1975 when Kyrgyzstan was
part of the Soviet Union. Photos appeared online Saturday showing the
statue flat on the ground after being lowered by a crane.
While many countries formerly part of the Soviet Union have moved to
downplay their ties to Russia as part of efforts to , the monument was
taken down with little public fanfare and officials in Osh framed the
removal as routine city planning.
In a statement, Osh City Hall called the move “common practice”
aimed at improving the “architectural and aesthetic appearance” of
the area.
Officials also noted that Lenin monuments have been “dismantled or
moved to other places” in Russian cities including St Petersburg and
Belgorod, and said that the issue “should not be politicized.”
The monument, they said, will be replaced by a flagpole, as was the
case when a different Lenin statue was relocated in the capital,
Bishkek.
The move came a week after Kyrgyzstan’s ally Russia to brutal Soviet
dictator Joseph Stalin at one of Moscow’s busiest subway stations.
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