Kyrgyzstan removes Lenin statue from the second city

Kyrgyzstan removes Lenin statue from the second city

The authorities of the second largest city of Kyrgyzstan, OSH, have an oversized statue of wladimir " Lenin removed. This statue is considered the largest of the revolutionary Soviet leader in Central Asia.

Details for removing the statue

The 23 meter high (75 feet) monument was built in 1975 when Kyrgyzstan was still part of the Soviet Union. On Saturday, photos appeared on the Internet that show the statue after crane down on the ground.

political background of the statue

While many countries that were previously part of the Soviet Union, their connections to Russia as part of the efforts to redesign of your national identity was carried out with little public sensation. The government representatives in OSH described the distance as part of routine urban planning.

aesthetic improvements and further developments

In an official statement, the city office of OSH said that this step was "usual practice" to improve the "architectural and aesthetic appearance" of the area.

The responsible pointed out that Lenin monuments were also "dismantled or transferred to other places in other Russian cities such as St. Petersburg and Belgorod. They emphasized that this topic should be "not politicized".

planned redesign

The monument is replaced by a flagpole, similar to how it was, when another Lenin monument was laid in the capital Bischkek.

This step took place for a week after Kyrgyzstan's ally Russia had unveiled a monument to the brutal Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin at one of the most busy underground stations.