It is "Bring down Lenin statue Friday" guys!
— Sarah Stevenson (@sarahrstevenson) February 21, 2014
They must be weeping @mmfa HQ https://t.co/OjN6rKR2SH
— JWF (@JammieWF) February 21, 2014
The protests in Ukraine are ongoing, and many more monuments dedicated to Russian communist leader Vladimir Lenin were reportedly knocked where they belong: Off their pedestals.
At least 16 statues of Lenin have come down in the last 24 hours. #euromaidan #ConvictOut pic.twitter.com/MZrx7vMPa7
— Life is Wonderful (@david_tinney) February 21, 2014
Toppling Lenin statues has become a new Ukrainian hobby. #ukraineprotests
— Roman Skaskiw (@Roman_Skaskiw) February 21, 2014
16 Lenin monuments went down just today all around Ukraine
via @ukrpravda_news pic.twitter.com/cTKebypw2G— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) February 21, 2014
Here’s video showing a Lenin monument takedown:
Another Lenin statue does a faceplant in #Ukraine. Pretty amazing stuff. http://t.co/uJMc0JA9J0 via @youtube
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) February 21, 2014
A compilation video showing over a dozen Lenin monuments coming down in Ukraine, many from recent days:
MT @maidan_go: https://t.co/M33j8XD59e I wonder if #Lenin imagined that in the 21st century, videos of his statues would go viral on twitter
— Igor Zevaka (@izevaka) February 21, 2014
Place your bets:
What are odds that by the end of this year there will not be a single big Lenin statue left standing in Ukraine? Quite high at this rate?
— James (@historyboy77) February 21, 2014
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