The first monuments to V.I. Lenin. The largest monument to Lenin Where are the monuments to Lenin

To perpetuate an event, a person, by creating a monument, is inherent in all times and peoples. Prominent figures, especially those who played in history significant role, occupy a leading position among stone sculptures. This also applies to the leader of the world proletariat, where is the largest monument to Lenin?

Territory of the former Soviet Union rich in monuments and sculptures to the leader. In total, more than 14,000 pieces were built. Most of the monuments are of the same type, they were created according to standard samples with slight differences. The average height of the main part of the monuments is within 7 meters. Somewhere they were demolished, but many still stand intact, not only on the territory former USSR, and abroad. Such a huge number of monuments to one person, even one who played a decisive role in the history of an entire nation, can only be explained by the fact that this was a kind of mark of the priority of power. As if the number and presence of monuments, monuments, busts to the leader asserted and consolidated power throughout the country. Among all the monumental structures, there are specimens that amaze with their size.

Volgograd

The largest monument to Lenin is located not in the capital, but in the city of Volgograd. It rises on the banks of the Volga, and is turned to face the river. The total height is 57 meters, of which 27 meters fall on the sculpture itself, and the remaining 30 are the pedestal. Due to its size, the monument to Lenin is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. This entry was made in the section of monuments that were erected to people who really lived on earth. The monument was opened in the spring of 1973 and was made of monolithic reinforced concrete. To ensure the strength of the structure and add rigidity to it, steel ropes were stretched inside. A huge structure, weighing nine and a half thousand tons, is installed on piles, and the pedestal is completely lined with granite blocks.

Since 1952, for only nine years, on the site of the monument to Lenin, there was a monument to Stalin, which was made of rare native copper.

Dubna

Famous Soviet, and now Russian science Center in Dubna, near Moscow, also has its own huge figure of Ilyich, which, without the height of the pedestal, reaches 25 meters. It was erected back in 1937 on the banks of the Volga, where the Moscow-Volga water canal originates. It stands right next to the lock, on the border of the Moscow Sea and the Volga, opposite the pier "Bolshaya Volga".

This is the second largest monument to Lenin and it is made of stone with a total height of 37 meters. The entire mass of the monument reaches 540 tons. At the same time, they installed on the opposite bank the same huge figure to the second leader of the people - I.V. Stalin. But after his death and the exposure of the "cult of personality" in 1961, due to the lack of drawings, the monument was blown up. And the monument to Lenin is under state protection and is an object cultural heritage regional significance.

Baku

The year 1955 was marked by the opening of a monument to Lenin by the sculptor Jalal Maharram ogly Karyagdy near the building of the Government House. This stone giant had a height of 11 meters and was made of bronze. Just below the monument were located stands, which were intended for the leaders of the Central Committee of the party and members of the government during the parades and demonstrations. In August 1991, the monument was dismantled.

Tashkent

In 1973, a monument to the leader was erected on the central square by the sculptor N.V. Tomsky and architect S.R. Adylova. The total height was 31 m, of which 18 m fell on the pedestal together with the podium, and 13 m on the statue itself. Like many monuments to Lenin in the post-Soviet territory, it was demolished in 1992, although the pedestal remained intact. Instead of a monument to Lenin, an impressive globe was installed on it with highlighted borders of Uzbekistan. Over time, a sculpture of the Motherland was installed at the foot.

Kharkov

Opened in November 1963 and demolished in September 2014, the largest monument to Lenin in Ukraine stood for almost 51 years. The remaining pedestal was dismantled in April 2016. An almost nine-meter figure of the leader, made of bronze, towered on a pedestal of red granite in the largest square in Europe. The height together with the pedestal was 20.2 meters.

The figure of the leader is full of movement, it seems that Lenin, who stopped for a moment, will continue to step forward towards the people. Below, on the pedestal, bas-reliefs were decorated:

• on one of them, a worker, a sailor and a soldier are flying the Red Banner;
• the second depicted a worker, a scientist and a collective farmer with raised artificial satellite Earth.

ZAGES, Georgia

One of the brightest monuments to Lenin was installed on the territory of the Zemo-Avchalskaya hydroelectric power station in 1927. The hydroelectric power station itself is located on the Kura River, near Mtskheta. The monument belongs to the sculptor Ivan Shadra and was 25 meters high. The sculpture of Lenin was equal to 14 meters. Like many, it was dismantled in 1991.

Yerevan

In 1940, during the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the formation of Soviet power in Armenia, a monument to V.I. Lenin was unveiled on the main square of the capital. The authorship of the construction of the monument belongs to the sculptor S. D. Merkurov, the architects N. F. Paremuzova and L. S. Vartanov. The monument was considered one of the best and occupied leading place in the overall architectural composition of the square. The total height of the pedestal and the monument is 19.5 m, of which the sculpture accounted for seven and a half meters. It was made of red copper with a thickness of 2 mm, which was patinated to look like bronze. The entire sculpture was mounted on a metal frame and weighed 2.7 tons.

The composition, in addition to the monument, included a podium, a memorial wall, which were finished with marble different types, onyx different colors from amber to smoky. The lobby was decorated with a wrought copper chandelier, and the floor was paved with marble mosaics in the form book graphics and on the motifs of Armenian miniatures. The dynamic figure of Lenin from the first days was recognized by residents and guests of the city. Undoubtedly, this monument deservedly was a work of monumental art. But in April 1991, like many other statues of the leader, it was demolished.

Most of the monuments to the leader of the proletariat, starting from the nineties of the last century, were dismantled or demolished in many former republics of the USSR. Although the ambiguity of Ilyich's personality itself cannot in any way affect their uniqueness and truly architectural value.

While I was talking about the cruise on the m / v "Alexander Suvorov" I very often thought about my collection of monuments to Lenin. And now I decided to show this my "mysterious" collection. I will not dissemble, the idea to collect such a collection appeared a very long time ago, even during my studies at the river technical school. During the internship, I then noticed that in any Volga city, in order to find a wine and vodka outlet or a drinking establishment, it is enough to find a monument to Lenin and go in the direction that it shows, and sooner or later what you are looking for will be found. But you do not take me for a finished alcoholic, these are just observations.

I want to start with this monument Lenin at the pier Bolshaya Volga on the Moscow Canal.

The monument to Lenin, standing at the entrance to the gateway No. 1 of the Moscow-Volga Canal, is the second highest monument to Lenin, and possibly even a person who ever lived. The "champion" monument is located in Volgograd (the height of the pedestal is 30 meters, the sculptures are 27 meters) and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the highest monument to a person who actually lived. The Dubna monument is not much smaller: height - 25 m (together with the pedestal - 37 m), weight - 540 tons. When you stand next to him, you feel all these meters and tons well
The monument meets the ships entering the last lock of the Moscow-Volga canal, after which they will finally enter the Volga. Usually ships pass this place early in the morning, when passengers are still sleeping. The monument is the same age as the canal, it was built in 1937 by the sculptor Merkurov.
At first there were two monuments: in front of Lenin stood Stalin of the same size. In 1961, they decided to dismantle Stalin, but they could not find the drawings necessary for disassembly. Then they just blew it up. As a result of the explosion in the tunnel that runs under the Canal. Moscow and is the main road connecting the right-bank and left-bank parts of Dubna, a crack has begun, and the dam of the Ivankovskaya hydroelectric power station, according to unconfirmed observations of residents, is pretty warped. Now only a pedestal remains from Stalin, from the steps of which teenagers bathe. Part of the wreckage fell into the water, so the people still have legends about the head of the leader resting at the bottom.
Next to the monument to Lenin nice park and beautiful views of the Moscow Sea. This place, although located in the city, is far from residential areas, so it is usually not crowded there. However, it is worth visiting.

Next, I can't help noticing. monument to Lenin in Rybinsk

Monument to V.I. Lenin. The monument to the leader of the world proletariat was opened on November 6, 1959. Sculptor Khas Bulat Nukhbekovich Askar Sarydzha. The monument is different famous images Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin). One of the few where the leader is in winter clothes. The bronze sculpture is mounted on a red granite pedestal in the form of a truncated pyramid. The pedestal was made for another sculpture - a monument to Alexander II, in 1918 it was replaced by a monument to labor with the image of a hammer and sickle, then a plaster bust of Lenin (1923), and then in 1934 a sculpture of Lenin was installed in full height with the right hand raised, as if pointing in the right direction.

People also call him "Lenin in the Winter"

And now another monument with a twist. Monument to Lenin in Kostroma

The monument to Lenin is located in the city park. Lenin. The huge figure of the leader rises above the low buildings of the city and can be compared in height with the nearby churches. A peculiar clash of epochs can be traced not only in the height of the "cult" buildings. An interesting fact is also the fact that in 1927 Lenin was erected on a pedestal prepared back in 1913 for a monument dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty, but the construction of which, of course, was stopped with the beginning of the revolution. Sketches of the unbuilt monument have been preserved; they can be used to judge its size and beauty. The monument to the "leader of the world proletariat" in Kostroma is one of the first monuments in the country. But for most subsequent similar monuments, this one is significant - primarily for its size. The disproportionately large hand of the leader is especially prominent, indicating the "bright future" of the country.

Of course, it is best to look at this "miracle" from the Volga, more precisely from the ship, and then you can see in what unnatural position it is standing. For myself, I dubbed him "Lenin with sciatica" or "Lenin with lumbago" - whoever likes it better.

Well, since we ended up in Kostroma, we should also climb into the vicinity of Kostroma. To begin with, a monument to Lenin in Sudislavl, Kostroma region

Sudislavl - town, district center of the Kostroma region. Population 5 thousand people. (2010). Known since 1360. Was a city until 1925

Sudislavl is one of the "mushroom capitals" of Russia; before the revolution, the city flourished on the mushroom trade.

Here is such an almost typical Ilyich, but ... look where he is pointing with his hand? And he points to the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord

I still wonder how such a monument could be built in the country of the Soviets, where the church was separated from the state. And here is direct anti-Sovietism - Lenin points to God's temple.

Monument to Lenin in Puchezh, Ivanovo region

Here Lenin was offended by his native Soviet power and stood back to her.

Monument to Lenin in the village of Pesochnoe, Yaroslavl region.

The most ordinary typical monument, but read the sign behind him "You are welcome! Welcome to visit", and Ilyich shows his hand in the opposite direction, saying "Chesh where you came from"

Monument to Lenin in Orel (I apologize for the quality, I had to shoot almost on the run)

Orel is one of the first cities where a monument to Vladimir Ilyich was erected during his lifetime. The opening of the first monument took place on November 7, 1920. at the entrance to the city boulevard (now V.I. Lenin Square). All pre-war monuments perished. February 22, 1949 on the square in front of the building of the Regional Drama Theater (now the Free Space Theater) a monumental monument V.I. Lenin. Project author famous sculptor N.V. Tomsky attended grand opening. In 1961, the monument was moved to the newly created central square named after V.I. Lenin. The pedestal of gray granite with a bronze bas-relief was designed by architect N.L. Golubovsky.

Monument to V.I. Lenin on Sovetskaya Square in Vyazma, erected in 1981.

He looks towards the Kirillo-Belozersky monastery.

But one hand is behind his back and it seems that he scratches in one place and even leaned forward

Please note that this monument seems to consist of four parts: a bust, a body to the waist, legs to the knees and legs below the knees. Why this happened could not be clarified.

Our tour started from the monument to Lenin on Theater Square. My collection is growing. I have never seen Lenin with such a gesture. "And now Hunchback! I said Humpback"

I was able to photograph such a Lenin near the building of the Volgograd City Administration

And of course, the highlight of Lenin Square is Lenin himself (the collection has replenished with one more)

Well, in general, looking at this Ilyich, I immediately remember the old joke about the wife of a Khokhlushka and the husband of an Uzbek

“- And if I have my hands on my hips, then I didn’t care what eye you have a skullcap on”

Monument to V.I. Lenin, installed on the square named after V.I. Lenin. Opening date November 6, 1958. According to the Decree of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR dated May 11, 1957 No. 309. The authors of the monument: sculptor - Azgur Zair Isaakovich, architect - Ananiev Vasily Mikhailovich

Basic Description

The height of the sculpture is 5.6 m, the height of the pedestal is 6.2 m. The sculpture is made of bronze, cast on a model. Pedestal and stele (1.9 x 3.4) made of polished grey-pink granite, from the Karelian Isthmus, with lead lining. Monument details: bronze wreath and letters. The first information about the establishment of the monument to V.I. Lenin refers to 1941. The Kommunist newspaper dated March 27, 1941 published the following information: “A message has been received from the Arts Department under the Soviet People's Commissars RSFSR that, according to the Union plan, it is planned to open a monument to V.I. Lenin in Astrakhan. The district arts department was asked to nominate a sculptor and make a copy of the site plan for this structure. Project work should be completed in 1941. The construction of the monument is proposed to begin in 1942."

One of the most delivering sights of Astrakhan is, no matter how trite, the monument to Lenin. Unlike
Most of the monuments to Lenin, the local Vladimir Ilyich stands in an atypical position for himself - slightly hunched over and putting his hand in his pocket. Let me remind you that in most cities Lenin stands with his hand outstretched and pointing to the building of some kind of administration there. Old-timers of the city explain such an atypical staging by the fact that a few houses in front of Lenin is a pre-trial detention center (in
people - "White Swan") and an outstretched hand, usually pointing the way to a bright tomorrow, thus unambiguously hinted that "everyone will be there." Rumor has it that the outstretched hand first took place, but then someone whispered something, and the monument was covered with scaffolding, and when they were removed, the hand was already in the pocket. So it is, not so, or not so at all - it has not yet been possible to find out for sure.

Typical monument to Lenin in Gorodets (Nizhny Novgorod region)

Another Lenin from Volgograd. Monument on the square of the same name

In the background you can see the "Bayonet" monument near the panorama building Battle of Stalingrad, as well as a semicircular colonnade on the back of Pavlov's house.

Well, I managed to get into the Muzeon park. Here are a few Ilyichs from there. Although to be fair, besides Vladimir Ilyich, there was also Leonid Ilyich. But the latter is not the subject of my collection.

So, three Lenins gathered on one small patch: one young and two older.

Let's start young

Then Ilyich will be older. And even in more or less good shape

And this Ilyich was clearly sculpted from Veronika Mavrikievna

And finally, the bust of Lenin. I would call it "Lenin in a cloak", or "Greetings from the Caucasus"

Monument to Lenin in Samara on Revolution Square

Outstanding Soviet sculptor folk artist USSR, laureate of the State Prizes of the USSR, vice-president of the Academy of Arts of the USSR M. G. Manizer (1891-1966) - the author of numerous monuments in the country and in the Volga region. There are his creations in the city of Kuibyshev (Samara).

The artist's son, Matvey Genrikhovich graduated from the Mathematics Department of St. Petersburg University and the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. He warmly welcomed the Great October Socialist Revolution and was one of the first to respond to the call of V.I. Lenin to create a new monumental revolutionary propaganda in the country. The sculptor devoted, in fact, his whole life to the realization of this idea.

Back in the early 20s. Manizer planned to create in bronze the image of the great leader of the proletariat. He began this hard work while living in Leningrad. Then a project of a monument to Vladimir Ilyich at the Finland Station appeared, and then statues of Lenin were made, which were installed in Pushkin, Samara, Kirovograd, Khabarovsk.
The news about the monument to V.I. Lenin commissioned by the sculptor Manizer was greeted by Samarans with great joy. They collected funds for the manufacture of the monument, enthusiastically welcomed Manizer, who came to the city to inspect and finish the pedestal, to install the monument.

The opening of the monument took place on November 7, 1927, on the day of the 10th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. Thousands of people came to the square, which witnessed revolutionary events, rallies, political demonstrations and demonstrations. Bands and loudspeakers thundered, flags fluttered. After the parade of the troops of the Samara garrison, the gates of the square opened. Signal flares went up into the sky. The buglers blew. And then a white veil fell from the monument. A bronze figure of V.I. Lenin on a high pedestal opened before the eyes of those gathered ... A rally was held at the monument. It was attended by those who saw and knew Vladimir Ilyich in Samara, who met with him in subsequent years. It was the first Soviet monument in Samara, a monument to the leader, and its opening was celebrated with special solemnity.
The figure of V. I. Lenin is mounted on a pedestal made of polished pink Finnish granite. The sculpture depicts Vladimir Ilyich Soviet years, he is in a suit and a cap, in one of his typical poses. A waistcoat is visible from under the unbuttoned jacket, with his left hand Lenin holds on to the side of the jacket, right hand in your pants pocket. The sculptor was happy when, from the lips of Lenin's sister A.I. Ulyanova-Elizarova, he heard the words: "I personally like this monument. It is very similar and worthy of the memory of Ilyich."

The monument stands where Lenin often visited, near the building of the former Samara District Court, where he worked as an assistant barrister while living in Samara. Not far from the monument are several Leninist places marked with memorial plaques. The monument is surrounded by a cozy shady square. At its foot there is a flower garden. At night, the sculpture on the pedestal is illuminated by spotlights.

The monument to V. I. Lenin by the sculptor M. G. Manizer was declared a monument of republican significance by the Decree of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR of August 30, 1960 and taken under state protection.

Monument to Lenin in Yelabuga on Kazanskaya street

On November 7, 1925, a monument to V.I. Lenin was unveiled in Yelabuga. On a stone base lined with multi-colored slabs in the form of a star, a high rubble stone was installed, on top of which there was a bust of the leader. Sculptor S.D. Merkurov.

Monument to Lenin in Yelabuga on Khlebnaya Square

As the guide told us, this monument to Lenin has its own history. The fact is that he was supposed to go to Cuba as a gift, it seems to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Lenin. But the Cubans refused this gift. The reason for the refusal is that the monument is too small compared to the love and gratitude of the Cuban people to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. Later (in 1980), this monument ended up in Yelabuga on the square named after Lenin himself, which in 2011 regained its historical name - Khlebnaya. The author of the monument is the sculptor A.P. Kibalnikov.

And now, in addition to the story sphynkx about the first monument to Lenin in Odessa, I want to show one of the last monuments to Lenin in the USSR. Installed in the city of Poshekhonye, ​​Yaroslavl region

This sculpture of Vladimir Ilyich is one of the last in the Soviet Union. Local authorities had to work hard to defend its installation in the late 80s. When such monumental manifestations of respect for the leader of the world proletariat were no longer relevant.

The story of the appearance of the monument to Lenin in Poshekhonye is like a legend. It all started in the late 80s. The former plaster Vladimir Ilyich, installed in 1938, began to literally fall apart before our eyes. According to rumors, one night they took him off his pedestal and buried him in a quiet place. That's just the place, no one wants to report even under torture. And then the local authorities turned to Moscow to the Ministry of Culture. But it turned out to be impossible for the Poshekhonians to get through to the capital's officials. The case helped. In August 1985, Valentina Tereshkova visited Poshekhonye. At that time, the Yaroslavl Chaika headed the Committee Soviet women under the government of the country. Antonina Mochalova, who was then the secretary of the Poshekhon branch of the Communist Party, decided to turn to her with a request. She told the distinguished guest about the problem. Valentina Vladimirovna was inspired and invited Antonina Petrovna to Moscow. There the issue was already resolved at the level of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR. As a result, Lenin appeared in Poshekhonye not from plaster or cast iron, but from pink granite. But then came the dashing 90s. The local Municipal Unitary Enterprise Housing and Public Utilities was declared bankrupt and so that it could at least somehow pay off its debts, it was decided to put up for auction this monument to Lenin, the Walk of Fame and two bridges. The monument to Lenin was valued at 400 thousand rubles and even found a buyer for it. But under the pressure of the public, the auction did not take place. And now this monument stands in the very center of the city next to the Trinity Cathedral

And another Lenin. This time from Uglich.
It stands in a small square on the Rybinsk highway next to the Chaika watch museum and, I suspect, next to the factory entrance. I filmed it already in the dark, so forgive the quality and angles. Ilyich is the most ordinary here - typical, but he has his own charm

Ilyich from Yoshkar-Ola.

In the center of Yoshkar-Ola, in front of the Mari National Drama Theater named after M. Shketan, there is a monument to V.I. Lenin. The pedestal of the monument is made of granite. On the pedestal is a bronze figure of the leader of the world proletariat. The height of the monument with a pedestal is 11 meters. Ilyich's gaze is directed into the distance, his figure, frozen in confident movement, is full of inspiring power, human simplicity.

With the name of V.I. Lenin connected the emergence of the state form of existence Mari people. On November 4, 1920, V.I. Lenin and M.I. Kalinin signed a decree "On the formation of an autonomous region of the Mari people", and by a decree of November 25, the city of Krasnokokshaisk was declared the administrative center of the Mari Autonomous Region.

The opening of the monument to V.I. Lenin in Yoshkar-Ola took place on November 6, 1966. In honor of significant event a crowded rally of workers of Yoshkar-Ola and representatives of the regions of the republic took place on the central square of the city. In connection with the opening of the monument to the leader, Central Square became known as V.I. Lenin Square, and Institutskaya Street was renamed Leninsky Prospekt.>

The creators of the monument - the sculptor M.G. Manizer, the architect I.E. Rozhin and the staff of the Leningrad plant "Monumentskulptura" - were awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Mari ASSR.

And also in Central park culture and recreation of Yoshkar-Ola there is such a Lenin

It so happened that it was snowing in the city for almost the whole week, and therefore Ilyich turned out with " fur collar". Previously, he stood on the central alley, but the field of how the city appeared sculptural composition"Tree of Life" Lenin moved a little to the side and settled in a small area, as always showing the way to a brighter future. That's just a bright future - Eternal flame at the memorial dedicated to the 30th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War.

And I photographed this Lenin during a recent business trip to Nizhny Novgorod. It's worth it at the central entrance of the plant of the Bor glass factory

Just yesterday (May 31) I happened to visit the village of Sokolskoye Nizhny Novgorod region. On the central square of the city, on the banks of the Gorky reservoir, there is such a monument to Lenin

Lenin from Kaliningrad

In 1958, on one of the central squares - Victory Square. The author of this monument is the sculptor V.B.Topuridze. In 2004, the reconstruction of the square began. Behind Ilyich a new Orthodox church and such a neighborhood seemed inappropriate to the authorities. The monument was dismantled and sent to one of the private workshops for more than two years. At this time, the mayors were looking for a new place for the monument. And in the spring of 2007, exactly on April 22 (Lenin's birthday), the monument took its new place at the city's House of Arts. Let's take a look at it

Lenin in Baltiysk (Kaliningrad region)

At the very beginning of Lenin Avenue, near the administration building of the Baltic City District, on a granite pedestal, there is a monument to the founder and first leader of the Soviet state, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924). Its authors, Ukrainian sculptors, whose names are unfortunately unknown, managed to convey not only historical image politician, formed from books, films, memoirs of contemporaries, but also psychological condition person speaking to the people. The figure of the leader of the world proletariat is directed forward, his right hand raised to chest level is an expressive gesture of the speaker.

The bronze figure of Ilyich was supposed to replace a small plaster bust that stood in the square of the garrison House of Officers. After the initiative of the local authorities to install the monument was approved in Moscow, the search for a suitable monument began, which was soon discovered in the art fund of the city of Kyiv. Ordered for one of the districts of Leningrad, for some reason he was not in demand there.

The finished plaster mold was cast in metal at the Mytishchi Art Casting Plant (Moscow Region), whose specialists, with the participation of workers from the Baltic ship repair plant and military personnel of the garrison, installed the monument on a pedestal.

The architectural design of the monument was carried out by one of the first Kaliningrad architects - Arseniy Vladimirovich Maksimov.

Opening of the monument to V.I. Lenin took place on April 22, 1961, the birthday of the leader. In May of the same year, Guards Avenue, at the beginning of which the monument was erected, was renamed Lenin Avenue.

Monument to Lenin in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

The monument to Vladimir Lenin appeared in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 42 years ago on November 6, 1970. The monument to the leader, designed by the famous sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich, is still one of the largest in the country.

The opening of the monument was timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Lenin in accordance with the resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR "On the plan for the construction in 1967-1970 of monuments of national importance."

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk was lucky - the most eminent sculptor of the country of that time took up the project - Hero Socialist Labor, People's Artist of the USSR, full member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR, laureate of the Lenin and State Prize USSR, sculptor Evgeny Vuchetich. He was the author of such famous compositions as the Monument to the Liberator Soldier in Treptow Park in Berlin and the memorial complex on Mamaev Kurgan in Volgograd.

Nine-meter sculpture by V.I. Lenin is made in bronze and mounted on a square monolithic reinforced concrete pedestal lined with red granite blocks.

The monument is included in the unified State Register objects of historical and cultural heritage and is under state protection.

Lenin on the island of Kunashir (village of Yuzhno-Kurilsk)

By tradition, the bust of the leader of the world proletariat is installed in front of the local administration building

I could not find information about him on the net, but this little bust itself made me quite strong impression. He does not at all look like the kind grandfather Lenin, rather like his "strict" follower of I.V. Stalin

Try to mentally remove a beard from his face, and instead of a high forehead, imagine the hairstyle of Joseph Vissarionovich. Here's the same thing.

Lenin in Irkutsk

Designed by sculptor N.V. Tomsky and architect L.G. Golubovsky in 1952. The bronze sculpture was cast at the figure casting factory at mint in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). The author made the original monument in 1940 for Voronezh, and the author's copy - for Leningrad, Vilnius and Irkutsk.

I would especially like to note that, unlike most other monuments, this one is not an object of cultural heritage. It was excluded from the lists of monuments of federal significance by the decree of the then President of Russia Boris Yeltsin back in 1997. However, in that decree there was one clause that the monument could be given the status of an object of cultural heritage of local importance. But the local administration is in no hurry to assign this status to him. In this regard, in 2015, the initiative group made a proposal to demolish the monument and restore the building of the church (which was there) in its place.

But let's digress for a second and see where Lenin is pointing?

Now he is pointing at one of the university buildings. But earlier in this building there was a bank. Everyone draws their own conclusions :)

Karelian Lenin

How can one do without a monument to Lenin in Petrozavodsk, the restoration of which became one of the points of signing the act of capitulation of Finland and the conclusion of a peace treaty with the USSR

The monument to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin is located in the center of Lenin Square. On July 18, 1930, the Car Trade Union Council decided to build a monument and raise funds for its construction. The project was commissioned by the famous Soviet sculptor Matvey Genrikhovich Manizer, the pedestal was made by the architect Lev Aleksandrovich Ilyin. The monument is made of 14 blocks of gray granite mined by prisoners of the Gulag on the island of Goltsy in Lake Onega. His total weight exceeds 140 tons, the height of the figure of Lenin without a pedestal is 6.5 meters, and with a pedestal - 11 meters. It is the largest monument on the territory of the Republic of Karelia.

During the Finnish occupation of Petrozavodsk (1941-1944), the figure of Lenin was dismantled and severely damaged, and a cannon was hoisted onto the vacant pedestal. After the liberation of the city, the monument was restored with the participation of Matvey Manizer. On November 16, 1945, the monument was reopened. In 1957, another repair of the monument was made.

Udmurt Lenin

Not so long ago, I was lucky enough to visit the city of Sarapul. This is a small provincial town in which, as it turns out, there are quite a few monuments to the leader. I will show only one - on Red Square in the square in front of the building of the local Administration

Agree, it is somewhat reminiscent of Irkutsk. That's just the face ... either it seems to me, or there is something national in it.

That's all for now. The collection, although not large, is constantly updated. The only condition of my collection is that only the monuments personally photographed are placed in it. For this very reason, the monument to Lenin in Kineshma, pointing with his hand at the local police station, as well as, of course, the largest monument to Lenin at the entrance to the Volga-Don Canal, did not get here.

Countries around the world periodically compete in the construction of the highest architectural objects. The winners are entered into the Guinness Book. The height limit was 25 meters. There is a list of the highest statues in the world. This list includes the largest monument to Lenin in the world.

Above 25 meters

This list includes 58 objects, or rather statues, the height of which is equal to or exceeds 25 meters. All statues are built to their full height, and their height is considered without a pedestal.

Supreme world statue depicts It is located in the Henan province of the People's Republic of China. Its height is 128 meters without a pedestal. The monument was built in 2002. The idea of ​​building such a statue appeared after the explosion by the Taliban in Afghanistan. China has condemned such barbarous, and moreover, systematic destruction of the Buddha's heritage.

It is noteworthy that the three highest world monuments consist of Buddha statues. The second tallest (115.82 meters) Buddha statue is located in Myanmar (built in 2008), and the third, hundred-meter high, is in Japan, in the city of Usik, 50 kilometers from Tokyo. It was built in 1995.

The largest monument to Lenin in the world is ranked 53rd on this list.

Statues of Russia

The top ten highest world statues include the Russian monument "The Motherland Calls!". This 85-meter monument is dedicated to the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad and was built on Mamaev Kurgan in the Russian city of Volgograd. This is an allegorical image of the Motherland, which calls its sons to battle with enemies. It was built in 1967.

By the way, the New York statue is significantly inferior to the Russian statue. Its height is 46 meters. But the Ukrainian "Motherland", standing on the high bank of the Dnieper in Kyiv, reaches 62 meters.

Among the largest Russian statues is the 35.5-meter "Alyosha" ( memorial Complex in Murmansk), as well as the largest monument to Lenin in the world - 27-meter - in Volgograd - and "Soldier and Sailor" (monument to the defenders of Sevastopol, 27 meters).

Finally, the list of the highest world statues is concluded by two 25-meter Russian monument- "Worker and Collective Farm Girl" and another monument to V.I. Lenin in Dubna.

Where is the largest monument to Lenin

It would seem that the largest monument is located somewhere in Moscow or St. Petersburg. But still, the largest monument to Lenin in the world is located in Volgograd. It is not just tall, it is truly gigantic: together with the pedestal - 57 meters in height, and the sculpture of the leader itself - 27 meters. Finding it is not difficult: the building is located right on the banks of the Volga in the Krasnoarmeisky district.

It is interesting that earlier in the place of the giant Lenin there was another political leader of the Soviet Union - Joseph Stalin. This monument was erected in 1952, in honor of the opening of the Volga-Don Canal, during the Stalin era. The authorship belonged to the well-known Soviet who also developed the Mamaev Kurgan project. Stone Stalin was much lower than Lenin - only 24 meters. However, its uniqueness was that the rarest native copper was used to create it. However, the monument stood for only nine years (until the fall of the Stalinist regime), and then was destroyed overnight. Only an empty pedestal remained, which the people called "stump".

And in 1973, the largest monument to Lenin in the world was erected on this very spot (photo above). By the way, the famous Vuchetich again took up the project. Initially, they planned to make only a bust of the leader. But then such an idea was discarded, and a “whole” Lenin appeared in Volgograd. Monolithic concrete was used to create the monument, and the pedestal was overlaid with tiles. By the way, Volgograd Lenin weighs nine thousand tons! It is even listed in the Guinness Book of Records, because the largest monument to Lenin is the largest monument ever created in honor of a real person.

Second by size

The second largest monument to Lenin is located in the science city of Dubna. It was created by the sculptor S. M. Merkurov, who, by the way, is the author of another of the highest monuments to Lenin in the world. It was built in Yerevan, its height is 19.5 meters.

The monument in Dubna was built in 1937 and installed on the banks of the Volga, where the Moscow-Volga canal begins. It is made from natural stone. The height of this giant is 25 meters, and together with the pedestal - 37 meters. By weight, it reaches 540 tons.

The old-timers of Dubna still remember when on the opposite bank of the river there was a second monument of the same size to another leader - Stalin.
However, in 1961 it was removed, or rather, blown up, since it was not possible to dismantle it due to the lack of drawings.

Act of vandalism

In September of this year, radical participants in a rally called "For the Unity of Ukraine" destroyed the largest monument to Lenin in the world (in Kharkiv). The vandals had to tinker for a long time. First, they filed the legs of the statue, and only then, with the help of cables, pulled it off a huge pedestal. At the same time, representatives law enforcement silently watched the situation from the side and did not even interfere.

It is still not clear what prevented the stone Lenin from the protesters, but already a year earlier attempts were made to demolish it. The authorities promised to punish the perpetrators, but so far nothing has been done. They did not begin to restore the monument, but decided to dismantle it completely, along with the pedestal.

Monuments to Lenin in different countries

The newspaper "Moskovsky Komsomolets" cited data that in Russia in 2003 there were about 1800 monuments to Lenin, as well as a large number of busts. It is clear that in all the former there were also monuments to the leader of the proletariat. Although after the collapse of the USSR, some of them were demolished.

Surprisingly, but the monument to V. I. Lenin was also erected in many far-abroad countries. According to some reports, there were 23 such countries. And even in Antarctica there is a monument to Lenin, it was built on the site of the Antarctic station called the Pole of Inaccessibility.

There are monuments to Lenin in Great Britain, Norway, the Netherlands, India, Mongolia and other countries of the world. But the largest monument to Lenin in the world rightfully belongs to Russia. Because the figure of a revolutionary leader played a big role in the historical past of a vast country.

This monument, depicting Lenin in full growth, distinguished itself in the artistic aspect, is unique and does not look like typical monuments that can be found in other cities.

On the memorial plaque installed next to the monument is: “The world's first monument to V. I. Lenin. Opened January 22, 1924 reverse side- "The author of the monument is the worker of Glukhovka F. P. Kuznetsov."

On the very pedestal of the monument there is an inscription: “More trust in the forces of the working class. We must ensure that every female worker can run the state.”

The monument is located on the territory of the Glukhovskaya manufactory, access to it is open from 11.00 to 15.00. More precisely, the location can be found in the note "The world's first monument to Lenin."

In Noginsk, near Moscow, there is the world's first monument to Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin).

Conceived as a lifetime gift to the leader from the urban proletariat, by a fatal coincidence it became the first monument - it was opened on January 22, 1924, the day after Lenin's death.

It so happened that the world's first sculptural Lenin is not at all in Ulyanovsk, not in St. Petersburg and not in Moscow, but in Noginsk, where the real Lenin had never been in his life. And of all the inhabitants of the city - at that time Bogorodsk - few saw him.

In 1920, when the famous textile industry, founded in Bogorodsk by the Morozovs, began to die, and the workers began to starve, it was decided to write to Lenin. Glukhovka”, referring to a certain area) were asked to equate their rations to Moscow. There were good reasons for this: by that time, the manufactory had an unprecedented number of workers - 12 thousand. Glukhovka could only be compared with the Nikolskaya manufactory in Orekhovo-Zuevo, but after the famous Morozov strike, there was a special attitude towards it.

The request of the Glukhov workers was granted. “Supplies of raw materials began, the supply of electricity resumed, the supply of food really became equal to that in Moscow,” says Tatyana Avinnikova, an employee of the Noginsk Museum and Exhibition Center. - It was decided to build a tram line to transport workers.

And in 1922, the workers of Glukhovka appealed to the government to name the plant after Lenin.

And in 1923, a story happened that entered all the biographies of Lenin. On November 2, a delegation set off from Bogorodsk to Gorki - four workers from the Glukhovskaya manufactory and two, so to speak, from the management. They carried cherry seedlings with them - "a real proletarian gift, expressed in several copies of the" Spanish cherry "grown in the factory's greenhouses by the callused hands of the workers," as follows from the accompanying note.

On November 2, 1923, workers from Glukhov visited Vladimir Ilyich in Gorki. The delegation brought cherry seedlings as a gift to V. I. Lenin, as well as a letter from Glukhov textile workers. It contained the following lines: “Comrade. Lenin, the great leader of the working world, teacher and comrade. You, whose name is like a banner, like guiding star is kept with love in the heart of not only every member of the RCP(b), not only every member of the RKSM, but also every worker and peasant. We need you ... in the days of labor, in the days of sorrow, in the days of joy ... ".

When the Glukhovites returned home, the manufactory, of course, held a meeting on this matter.

It was then that it was decided to create a sculpture of Lenin.

The author was Fedor Kuznetsov, painter-decorator of the factory club. Now this “factory club” sounds frivolous, but at that time the Glukhov cultural and educational institution even included its own drama theatre And art school. In this school, Kuznetsov worked almost all his life, although art education he did not have - the author of the first monument to Lenin was self-taught.

Even more surprising is the fact that, unlike Matvey Kharlamov, the author of the first St. Petersburg monument to Lenin, who saw Ilyich twice, Fyodor Kuznetsov knew about him only by hearsay. “Kuznetsov really never saw Lenin,” says Tatyana Avinnikova. - The delegation that went to Gorki included Kuznetsov, but this is a namesake.

With photographs then, you know, it was scarce, so Fyodor Kuznetsov created sculpture mainly from stories - as they make up a sketch now.

By the way, he subsequently made a sculpture of the famous sailor Zheleznyak, but he probably knew Anatoly Zheleznyakov personally, who worked at our manufactory.

The opening was scheduled for the 22nd anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

In the morning, despite the 30-degree frost, the people gathered for a rally, not yet knowing that Lenin had died the night before.

I decided to put together all the monuments to Lenin that I saw. In whatever city I come, I always photograph Ilyich. Here is such a Lenin standing in Vyshny Volochek. The photo is old, I was in Volochka in 2008. Tried to pick up chronological order. However, this is not the first Ilyich in my collection, but I cannot find a Ryazan Chota.

Lenin in Dubna. The monument was erected in 1937. The height of the figure is 15 meters, with a pedestal - 26. Exactly opposite, on the other side, stood a huge Stalin. But now only a pedestal remains from the second leader, the monument was blown up in the 60s. In one of the photographs near the monument, human figures are visible, you can estimate the size. According to my calculation, the height is somewhere around twenty meters. This is one of the largest monuments to Lenin in the world!

Serpukhov. Lenin Square.

Moscow, VDNH. The sculpture was installed in 1954.

Volgograd, Lenin Square. Sculptor - Vuchetich. The one who created the Motherland monuments in Volgograd and Kyiv, the monument to the liberator soldier in Berlin, the monument to Lenin on the Volga-Don Canal and the once demolished monument to Stalin. He is also the creator of the monument to Dzerzhinsky, which was installed in Moscow on the square of the same name (now Lubyanskaya) opposite the KGB building (now the FSB).

Volgograd, Krasnoarmeisky district. The very beginning of the Volga-Don Shipping Canal named after Lenin. The monument is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. The height of the pedestal is 30 meters, the sculptures are 27 meters. Guess who is the sculptor? That's right - Vuchetich.

Borovsk, Lenin Square

The village of Krasnomaisky (Vyshnevolotsky district, Tver region). It stands in the shade. Something just happened to his face. Then he was removed.

Moscow, plant of Vladimir Ilyich. The first is located on the territory, the second - on the square in front of the checkpoint.

Lipetsk, the monument is installed in the park. Initially, the park was called Noble or Upper, then it was renamed Children's. In 1970, a monument to Lenin was erected and the park became known as Pionersky. In 2006, the historical name was returned to the park. Amusements are installed in the park, and this part is still called the Children's Park.

Kostroma. If you look closely, you can see that the stand and the sculpture are different in style. The fact is that the figure is installed on a pedestal, which was intended for a monument dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the reign of the Romanov dynasty. But the First World War began, then the revolution, and that was it.

Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region

Ufa. The monument was erected in 1967. Ilyich looks at the City Council. In the modern interpretation, the office is called the Administration of the urban district of the city of Ufa of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad region

Ozersk, Kaliningrad region

Pravdinsk, Kaliningrad region

Gusev, Kaliningrad region. It can only be viewed from behind. From the side of the square it is not visible because of the trees.

Kirzhach. The main square of the city is Sovietskaya.

Tula, Lenin Square. The monument was erected in 1983. Behind him Tulsky White House- City administration.

Gatchina (Leningrad region). 1958 Behind him is the Leninsky garden and the city administration.

Rybinsk. In any weather, Ilyich in a coat and hat! Moreover, the clothes of the 1950 model. Earlier on this pedestal there was a statue of Emperor Alexander II. Then it was replaced with a hammer and sickle. After they installed Lenin's head, then they removed it. They made a standard leader of the world proletariat with a gesture pointing the way to a brighter future. Something did not suit someone again, now he is standing like this dressed. The monument is unique. But the place is also something special. The statue is about to be removed again.

There is also Lenin in Myshkino. Stocky, stocky.

Smolensk. The sculpture was installed in 1967. Behind Ilyich - the Administration of the Smolensk region.

Zelenogorsk (Leningrad region). Initially, the sculpture was installed at the entrance to Leningrad. In connection with the reconstruction of the territory and the construction of the monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad in 1968, the monument to Lenin was moved to Zelenogorsk. And until 1950, Stalin stood in this place.

Priozersk (Leningrad region). The monument was erected in 1966. Opposite Peter I, looking at each other.

Alexandrov. The monument to Lenin was solemnly opened in 1967, a week before the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. The figure of the leader stands on Sovetskaya Square in front of the courthouse.

Kolchugino ( Vladimir region). Monument near school number 1 on Friendship Street. Lenin with a girl.

Kolchugino (Vladimir region). Lenin monument number two in front of the city administration building.