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Standing tall and distinguished, a marble Vladimir Lenin used to keep silent watch over downtown Kyiv,Ukraine’s capital.

But last summer, a Ukrainian nationalist scaled the towering statue and took a sledgehammer to the famous Bolshevik’s face and hand. The Communist Party of Ukraine gladly paid for its reconstruction, but now the CPU is the one keeping watch. Read the full story here.