Lenin statues under attack
Published: 05 April, 2009, 01:55
An epidemic of vandalism against monuments to Lenin appears to be spreading from Russia to Ukraine, where a Soviet era statue has been blown up.
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Published: 05 April, 2009, 01:55
An epidemic of vandalism against monuments to Lenin appears to be spreading from Russia to Ukraine, where a Soviet era statue has been blown up.