Lenin in Weimar (archive photograph and text 1993)

Weimar, Thuringia: The nose of the golden concrete Lenin is a little brittle, as sculptor Christian Paschold from Erfurt discovered during a professional inspection of the heavy monument of the former Soviet barracks Nohra near Weimar. Withdrawing soldiers planted a real Russian steel helmet on the statue's head as a last salutation

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Barracks Brittle Concrete Discovered Erfurt Inspect Inspection Libraries Memorials Museums Planted Salutation Sites Thuringia Withdrawing

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