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Last Lenin statue in Ukraine falls

The last statue of Lenin on public land in those portions of Ukraine controlled by Kyiv was demolished by unknown persons. It had stood in the village of Stari Troyany in Odesa Oblast. Its removal brings to the end the so-called “Leninfall” that has been taking place in Ukraine since 1991. In 1991, there were an estimated 5500 statues of Lenin in the country. By the end of 2013, their number had…