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Lenin statue bites the dust in Kyiv

Posted on December 8, 2013December 12, 2013 by adecolley

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5.45pm – the long-disliked Lenin statue at one end of Khreshatik in Kyiv has been toppled from its perch.

Hundreds whoop with joy and passing motorists toot their approval.

People are taking it in turns to smash it to pieces.

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