Partial view of the sculpture dedicated to Vladimir Lenin damaged by the right radical nationalists in the center of Kiev on June 30, 2009. Five people from an unofficial organization in Ukraine damaged the monument , breaking the nose of the statue and part of its left hand early morning on Tueasday. The monument to the leader of the October Revolution made from carved and polished red labradorite by well known sculptor Sergei Merkuro, was erected in 1950. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

Partial view of the sculpture dedicated to Vladimir Lenin damaged by the right radical nationalists in the center of Kiev on June 30, 2009. Five people from an unofficial organization in Ukraine damaged the monument , breaking the nose of the statue and part of its left hand early morning on Tueasday. The monument to the leader of the October Revolution made from carved and polished red labradorite by well known sculptor Sergei Merkuro, was erected in 1950.

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  1. U.S. astronaut Timothy J. Creamer (L), Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (C) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi pose for a picture with a portrait of the founder of the Soviet state Vladimir Lenin in the background during the official farewell ceremony on their departure to Baikonur in Star City outside Moscow, December 9, 2009.
  2. U.S. astronaut Timothy J. Creamer (L), Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (C) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi pose for a picture with a portrait of the founder of the Soviet state Vladimir Lenin in the background during the official farewell ceremony on their departure to Baikonur in Star City outside Moscow December 9, 2009.
  3. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, center, and U.S. astronaut Timothy J. Creamer pose with a monument of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin in the background, before their departure to Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. The three are the next crew scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station on Dec. 21 from Baikonur cosmodrome.
  4. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, center, and U.S. astronaut Timothy J. Creamer pose with a monument of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin in the background, before their departure to Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. The three are the next crew scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station on Dec. 21 from Baikonur cosmodrome.
  5. From right, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov and U.S. astronaut Timothy J. Creamer pose with a monument of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin in the background, before their departure to Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. The three are the next crew scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station on Dec. 21 from Baikonur cosmodrome.
  6. Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych hold his party flags, with a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in the background, at a campaign rally in the Crimean capital of Simferopol, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. Yanukovych is a front-runner in Ukraine's presidential race.
  7. Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych hold his party flags, with a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in the background, at a campaign rally in the Crimean town of Feodosiya, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. Yanukovych is a front-runner in Ukraine's presidential race.
  8. Police officers detain a protestor after he was beaten by Communist supporters for throwing paint onto a monument of Bolshevik leader and Soviet State founder Vladimir Lenin in Kiev, November 27, 2009. The statue was unveiled on Friday after restoration following its vandalism, carried out by a nationalist group in June 2009.
  9. Police officers detain a protestor after he was beaten by Communist supporters for throwing paint onto a monument of Bolshevik leader and Soviet State founder Vladimir Lenin in Kiev, November 27, 2009. The statue was unveiled on Friday after restoration following its vandalism, carried out by a nationalist group in June 2009.
  10. Police officers detain a protestor after he was beaten by Communist supporters for throwing paint onto a monument of Bolshevik leader and Soviet State founder Vladimir Lenin in Kiev, November 27, 2009. The statue was unveiled on Friday after restoration following its vandalism, carried out by a nationalist group in June 2009.
  11. Police officers detain a protestor after he was beaten by Communist supporters for throwing paint onto a monument of Bolshevik leader and Soviet State founder Vladimir Lenin in Kiev, November 27, 2009. The statue was unveiled on Friday after restoration following its vandalism, carried out by a nationalist group in June 2009.
  12. Communist supporters stand around the veiled monument to Bolshevik leader and Soviet State founder Vladimir Lenin in Kiev, November 27, 2009. The statue was unveiled on Friday after restoration following its vandalism, carried out by a nationalist group in June 2009.
  13. Communist supporters stand around the veiled monument to Bolshevik leader and Soviet State founder Vladimir Lenin in Kiev, November 27, 2009. The statue was unveiled on Friday after restoration following the vandalism, carried out by a nationalist group in June 2009.
  14. A Communist supporter stands in front a paint-stained monument to Bolshevik leader and Soviet State founder Vladimir Lenin in Kiev, November 27, 2009. The statue was unveiled on Friday after restoration following its vandalism, carried out by a nationalist group in June 2009.
  15. A Communist supporter shouts in front a paint-stained monument to Bolshevik leader and Soviet State founder Vladimir Lenin in Kiev, November 27, 2009. The statue was unveiled on Friday after restoration following its vandalism, carried out by a nationalist group in June 2009.
  16. A Communist supporter stands in front a paint-stained monument to Bolshevik leader and Soviet State founder Vladimir Lenin in Kiev, November 27, 2009. The statue was unveiled on Friday after restoration following its vandalism, carried out by a nationalist group in June 2009.

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