Monument to V. I. Lenin and trihedral pylon on Lenin Square

A monument to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and a three-sided pylon were erected on Lenin Square in the Voroshilov district of Donetsk in 1967. A memorial ensemble made of a statue and a nearby pylon is erected on the anniversary of the fiftieth anniversary of the Great October Revolution. Over the composition worked: sculptor Kuntsevich E. and architects Ivanchenko V. and Ivanchenko N.

The bronze sculpture of Lenin is made in full growth and stands on a high granite pedestal, the height of the pedestal and sculpture is about 13.5 meters. Nearby is a 42-meter pylon, which was made of trihedral stainless steel elements. The sculpture faces south, where there is a metallurgical plant in Donetsk, formerly named after Vladimir Ilyich.

At the base of the pylon are granite slabs, under which are walled messages for future generations. The first capsule contains a message, which was prepared on October 29, 1971 by the participants of the meeting of labor dynasties and will be opened on October 29, 2018. The second will be opened on the occasion of the centenary of Lenin’s birth on April 22, 2020, with a letter for the city’s youth.