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How Many Lenins Does it Take?
Author: Dasha Demourova
Russian Life: Jan/Feb 2004
Department: Russian Calendar
Page: 14 ( 2) pages
Summary: 60 years ago, the first statue to Lenin was unveiled in the Soviet Union. They soon multiplied to unfathomable numbers, and the tide was only turned back when the Soviet Union collapsed. We look back at the sometimes odd history of Lenin worship.
This article appeared in the Jan/Feb 2004 issue of Russian Life. The text of this article is not available online.
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