tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189558445260650056.post5730052077930959328..comments2024-01-16T03:37:41.013-05:00Comments on Tiny Sputniks: 10 Months of Lenin StatuesJasilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01092597745555004253noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189558445260650056.post-44775013487886334672016-06-08T02:33:20.754-04:002016-06-08T02:33:20.754-04:00Thanks for the links!
It's never too late to ...Thanks for the links!<br /><br />It's never too late to take a selfie with random statues! ;) It'll be an excuse to get your husband to come back!Jasilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092597745555004253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189558445260650056.post-44787661464176630042016-06-07T15:10:51.610-04:002016-06-07T15:10:51.610-04:00There used to be a very famous Lenin statue in Kha...There used to be a very famous Lenin statue in Kharkiv's Freedom Square. People always joked about him because he was pointing off in the distance... but in reality he was pointing at a bunch of public toilets :p<br /><br />When all the other statues started getting torn down around the country, there was a lot of drama over him. Some people would try to protect the statue, others would threaten it. He was finally taken down in Sept 2014. You might be interested in reading about that day: http://8monthsinukraine.blogspot.com/2014/10/lenins-final-hours.html<br /><br />Also, this map is probably a little out of date, but it shows where statues used to be: http://goo.gl/bHFYl2<br /><br />Wishing you good luck in your quest! :) You make me wish I'd done a similar one with Taras Shevchenko statues in Ukraine!Crazy About Ukrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990920799981173553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189558445260650056.post-83229899876484949832016-06-07T01:45:17.318-04:002016-06-07T01:45:17.318-04:00Haha yes there were! The worst was St. Petersburg!...Haha yes there were! The worst was St. Petersburg!Jasilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092597745555004253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189558445260650056.post-26872820110026041372016-06-06T14:34:29.015-04:002016-06-06T14:34:29.015-04:00very dramatic weather changes too hahavery dramatic weather changes too hahaThe Elrod'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09665442112592203221noreply@blogger.com