The last statue of Lenin on public land in those portions of Ukraine controlled by Kyiv was demolished by unknown persons. It had stood in the village of Staryye Troyany in Odesa Oblast. Its removal brings to the end the so-called “Leninfall” that has been taking place in Ukraine since 1991.
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Paul Goble: Last Lenin statue in Ukraine falls
Lenin statues are pictured at the open-air museum in Frumushyka-Nova, some 170 km from south Ukrainian city of Odesa on Oct. 4, 2017.