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Cash-strapped Russian city to sell Lenin statue
« on: January 28, 2010, 05:47:20 PM »
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – A city in Russia's south is selling its bronze statue of Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union, as it can no longer afford the cost of repairs, Russian media reported Wednesday.
The 14-tonne, balding figure has stood upright with one arm outstretched -- one of several typical Lenin poses -- in the main square of Voronezh, some 500 km (311 miles) southwest of Moscow, for 60 years, state-run Vesti-24 television showed.
But the city-owned company responsible for his upkeep has gone bankrupt and is looking for a new owner who can afford present repairs costing 1.5 million roubles, popular daily Komsomolskaya Pravda reported.
"It (statue) is under state protection and the law dictates that the owner is obliged to provide free access to it," the paper quoted the head of Voronezh's culture department Ivan Chukhnov as saying. "People have to be able to visit him (Lenin), and lay flowers," he added.
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If Skin's Island was a physical instead of mental place, this would be perfect as their "Statue of non-Liberty".
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Re: Cash-strapped Russian city to sell Lenin statue
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2010, 05:49:12 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on January 28, 2010, 05:47:20 PM
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If Skin's Island was a physical instead of mental place, this would be perfect as their "Statue of non-Liberty".
They got one in Seattle.
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Re: Cash-strapped Russian city to sell Lenin statue
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2010, 05:52:04 PM »
Quote from: Mr Snuggle Bunny on January 28, 2010, 05:49:12 PM
They got one in Seattle.

And every few months it loses it's head.
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Re: Cash-strapped Russian city to sell Lenin statue
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2010, 05:06:07 PM »
Quote from: DefiantSix on January 28, 2010, 05:52:04 PM
And every few months it loses it's head.

Oh how nice. A working model of a DUmmie.

Remind me again of what type of art they call that?
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Re: Cash-strapped Russian city to sell Lenin statue
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2010, 05:08:49 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on January 29, 2010, 05:06:07 PM
Oh how nice. A working model of a DUmmie.

Remind me again of what type of art they call that?

Before or after somebody sneaks the chop saw into the park?  :-)

BTW here's "nearly (always) headless Vlad" in one of his more "composed" moments.

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