Kyrgyzistan eliminates the highest statue of Lenin in Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan has eliminated a huge statue of the revolutionary Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, who was considered the largest in Central Asia.

Erected for the first time when Kyrgyzstan was part of the Soviet Union, the 23m high golden monument on the city of OSH for 50 years before it was quietly removed this week.

The photos emerged Saturday, showing the communist revolutionary – who appears in good place in Soviet iconography – lying on the back on the ground, having been lowered by Crane.

Many former Soviet republics have recently sought to recondate their national identities by emphasizing their previous links with Russia, although local officials have minimized the decision to move the statue.

Kyrgyzistan authorities will be aware of the risk of offending its ally, Russia, a week after the latter unveiled a whole new statue From another Soviet figure figure, Josef Stalin, in Moscow.

A declaration from the Town Hall in OSH – the second largest city in the nation without coast after the capital, Bishkek – said that the figure would be moved within the framework of the “current practice” aimed at improving “the architectural and aesthetic appearance of the city.

He highlighted examples of Lenin statues previously deleted in Russia.

The statue will be replaced by a mast, as was the case when a different statue of Lenin was moved to Bishek, according to local media.

Kyrgyzistan acquired its independence 34 years ago when the Soviet Union collapsed.

But reminders of its Soviet history can be found across the country, even when there are no statues. For example, his second largest mountain is called Lenin Peak.