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What is Lenin doing in Seattle?
This 16-foot-tall, 7-ton statue of Lenin was created by a Bulgarian sculptor, Emil Venkov, in 1988 as part of an arts competition.  It stood in Czechoslovakia but was toppled in the 1989 revolution and tossed in a junkyard, where it was found and purchased by an American, who brought it to the USA.

What is Lenin doing in Seattle?

This 16-foot-tall, 7-ton statue of Lenin was created by a Bulgarian sculptor, Emil Venkov, in 1988 as part of an arts competition. It stood in Czechoslovakia but was toppled in the 1989 revolution and tossed in a junkyard, where it was found and purchased by an American, who brought it to the USA.




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Date added:Sep 23, 2021
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DateTime Original:2021:08:15 15:46:18
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Image Description:This 16-foot-tall, 7-ton statue of Lenin was created by a Bulgarian Sculptor, Emil Venkov, in 1988 as part of an arts competition. It stood in Czechoslovakia but was toppled in the 1989 revolution there and later purchased by an American, who brought it to Seattle.
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IPTC Title:Revolution in Seattle
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