Lenin in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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Eight years after the country declared its independence in 1991 from the Soviet Union, a statue of Lenin still looks over Ala Too Square, formerly Lenin Square, in the capital city of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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Size: 5417px × 3612px
Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Photo credit: © jeremy sutton-hibbert / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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