Fremont’s Lenin statue is spattered with orange and yellow paint
The Soviet leader's bronze hands are often painted red. Other recent vandalism has symbolized the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
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Dr Edward Thomas JonesSenior Lecturer in Economics, Bangor Business SchoolBangor University Vladimir Lenin, the revolutionary ...
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Finland’s Lenin museum shifts focus amid tensions with Russia
A museum in Finland was long known as the last museum in Europe dedicated to Vladimir Lenin, the Russian revolutionary and founding father of the Soviet Union. While the museum long symbolized the ...
Life-size Lenin among Soviet art up for auction
A life-size portrait of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin and other paintings from the former state are going up for auction. Described as "monumental", they will be up for sale at Wotton Auction ...
The Jarrow lion tamer who cured Lenin's dog and got a rare left hand signature from Mahatma Gandhi
John S. Clarke's great nephew, John Clarke, writes below how a boy from Tyneside rubbed shoulders with iconic figures from history, including the man who freed India from colonial rule and the archite ...
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Life-size Lenin painting up for auction
W ho would not want to own a life-size portrait of a rosy-cheeked, grandfatherly Lenin? The painting, among others of Soviet origin and vintage, are up for grabs this week at the Wotton Auction ...
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Revamped Finnish museum says 'Good Bye, Lenin!'
Revamped Finnish museum says 'Good Bye, Lenin!' Finland has opened a museum depicting how ties with its eastern neighbour Russia have gone from frosty to friendly and back, revamping what was until ...