Lenin will live. It's just not clear where.
A monument to Lenin erected in the central square Revda, made headlines across the country in August of this year when local authorities decided to send it for restoration.
Officials claimed the 57-year-old monument was in disrepair. However, when workers began dismantling it, Ilyich resisted: they couldn't remove him from the pedestal for nearly 10 hours. broke two hydraulic hammers and almost overturned a truck crane.
It took two months and five million rubles from the budget to restore the monument. Today, the contractor Ivan Dubrovin reported that Lenin was ready: its seams were welded, it was primed and already painted.
"We're waiting for the administration to come and receive us. They haven't arrived yet. Apparently, they have more important matters to attend to."- clarified Dubrovin.
According to him, the deadline for accepting submissions is November 1st. This is the very last day for officials to announce the exact location of the monument. But the problem is that, as of today, no answer has been received.
There were attempts to remove the Lenin monument from Revda's central square back in 2019, but protests, supported by communists and Cossacks, erupted in the city.
After the monument was dismantled under the guise of restoration, officials Launched A survey was conducted on Gosuslugi and residents were asked to choose a design for the square: either the old Lenin monument or a new fountain. More than 60 percent of those who participated voted behind the fountain.
Local pensioners called the survey illegitimate and filed The mayor's office is being sued. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for October 18.
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