Lenin Statue

Western Siberia


Flanked by the sturdy buildings of the Tyumen Oblast Parliament (Дом Советов) and the former House of Soviets (Бывший Дом Советов), now a local government administrative building, Lenin gazes down on skateboarders in the summer months.


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