Monument to Lenin in Leninsky Square

A small elegant Leninsky Square is located on Soviet Street in the center of Orenburg. The name of the square is confirmed by a rather interesting monument to Lenin installed in its center.

First, it is one of the first monuments to Lenin in the country, created shortly after his death and inaugurated on May 1, 1925. The bronze figure was cast in Leningrad, in the workshop of the art and industrial technical school.

Secondly, the monument was erected with the money collected by the people. They say that they were collected at a hydroelectric power plant on the Sakmara River, but the necessary amount could not be collected and it was decided instead to decorate the city with a monument.

Thirdly, it is probably one of the smallest monuments to Lenin in Russia, the creators of the monument sculptor Kozlov and architect Ryangin decided to depict the leader in natural growth - the height of the monument is only 165 centimeters. The idea was controversial, raised on the pedestal monument looks very small. The monument is made in a traditional manner, Lenin is depicted addressing the audience with a speech.