Monuments of Lenin 100 years after Russian Revolution
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A century after the Russian Revolution, the influence of its leader Vladimir Lenin has waned but his image remains on monuments built across the former Soviet Union as part of a cult of personality.
Lenin was born in 1870 and became one of the 20th century's most important leaders as the revolution inspired by Karl Marx transformed Russia and influenced Socialists around the world for decades.
Russian servicemen run-up a navy flag on deck of the cruiser Aurora in St. Petersburg. The cruiser, which fired the shot that announced the start of Russia’s 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, now serves as a museum.
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Many of the memorials have been toppled or removed since the Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991 but others remain, reflecting a debate in Russia about his legacy.
