Lenin statue toppled in Ukraine protest(cnn.com)

21 pointsby wrongc0ntinent13 anni fa8 comments

cnn.com

Lenin statue toppled in Ukraine protest

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/08/world/europe/ukraine-protests/

2 comments

ekianjo13 anni fa

I was actually surprised that there were still statues of Lenin around after the fall of the Soviet block.

adamnemecek13 anni fa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Lenin,_Seattle :-)

ekianjo13 anni fa

Lenin in the US :) That's like a Trojan Horse! Thanks for the link!

wrongc0ntinent13 anni fa

Here's a good one: http://pic199.zizaike.com/824/862824.jpg

lcedp13 anni fa

You would be surprised. Thousands(I mean it) of statues over the country, streets to the name of Marx, Lenin and other humanity offenders in almost every major and minor city. It's time to move on from this ominous nonsense. (Note: it's much worse in Belarus and Russia)

erifneerg13 anni fa

The communist party is still an active part of the Ukrainian government, last I check.

ekianjo13 anni fa

That may be true, but I remember seeing many reports of Lenin and Stalin statues being pulled down all over the former soviet countries after the URSS fell apart. I'm surprised that one was still standing.

zaporozhets13 anni fa

scarily similar to the toppling of Saddam's statue in Baghdad. video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAhfS9R1Kvg