Urban square in Donetsk, Ukraine
Lenin Square|
The statue of Lenin on the square |
Type | Square |
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Location | Donetsk, Ukraine (Claimed and controlled by Russian Federation) |
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Construction start | 1927 |
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Completion | 1967 |
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Known for | The Central square of Donetsk |
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Lenin Square (Ukrainian: Площа Леніна, romanized: Ploshcha Lenina, Russian: Площадь Ленина, romanized: Ploshchad Lenina) is the main square in Donetsk, the capital of the Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine. It is located between the streets of Artem, Postyshev, Gurov, and Komsomolskiy Avenue.[1]
It was formed between 1927 and 1967.[2] In 1967, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution, a monument to Lenin was erected on Lenin's Square.[3][4]
Many notable events have occurred on the square recently, including the following:
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