Toppled communist icon for sale. Lenins head dangles from a crane.

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A 15ft high Latvian bust of Lenin weighing 5 tons is unloaded for a Sothebys auction in Billingshurst West Sussex. The Communist relic raised 18000 pounds sterling in auction

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Size: 5223px × 3516px
Location: Sothebys Billingshurst West Sussex England UK Britain
Photo credit: © Roger Bamber / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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