Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Location: Narva, Estonia

Completed: 1957

Sculptor: Olav Männi

Genre: Soviet monument, former USSR

This is reportedly the last public statue of Lenin left in Estonia. It was originally situated in Narva’s central square but now stands unceremoniously in a sheltered corner of the city’s Hermann Castle.

Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Narva, Estonia | Soviet monument | former USSR

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