Lenin Square () is a square in

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. It is the second biggest square in Russia next to

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. It is located in the Central District and intersects with Gogolya Street, Turgyeneva Street,

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Street, and Glory Square, Muravyova-Amurskogo Street. Itbos currently the location for main city events and celebrations.

History

It was created in 1864 as Nikolaevskaya Square. In 1917, it was renamed Freedom Square. In 1925, a monument to

Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 19 ...

was placed in the center of the square. In 1949, architect E. Mameshin developed a project for the planning and development of the square which included a modern medical university. In 1950, it was renamed

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Square and began to host

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and

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civil/

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for the first time. In 1957 the square was renamed Lenin square. In 1998 the square underwent a final reconstruction. In 2010, a memorial marker for the "Zero kilometer of the Chita-Khabarovsk Federal Highway" was installed in Lenin Square marking the final completion of the 40-year construction project in the

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. In 2021, during the national protests in Russia around 1,000 protesters gathered on Lenin Square in support of both Russian opposition leader

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and the arrested former governor Sergey Furgal before police dispersed the crowd and detained participants.

Notable buildings

The architectural appearance of the building area is diverse, with different buildings including: *Far Eastern State Medical University *Far East Institute of Management * Dalcombank Headquarters *Government of the

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Lenin statue

After the establishment of Soviet power in the

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, local newspapers suggested that a monument to

be erected in Khabarovsk on the anniversary of his death (22 January) in 1925. The process of construction began under the direction of

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M. Manizer from

. The height of the monument together with the pedestal was 6.67 meters, with three bronze plaques with quotes from Lenin being fixed onto the pedestal. During its first reconstruction in 1950, the monument was moved from the center of the square to the building of the former school, making stands on either side. In the 1990s, attempts were made to remove the monument, however was completely ignored by the local government.

Gallery

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Squares in Russia National squares

History

Notable buildings

Lenin statue

Gallery

See also

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