Lenin Square, Donetsk

Lenin Square

Площа Леніна Площадь Ленина
The statue of Lenin on the square
Type	Square
Location	Donetsk, Ukraine (Claimed and controlled by Russian Federation)
Construction
Construction start	1927
Completion	1967
Other
Known for	The Central square of Donetsk

Lenin Square (Ukrainian: Площа Леніна, romanized: Ploshcha Lenina, Russian: Площадь Ленина, romanized: Ploshchad Lenina) is the main square in Donetsk, the capital of the Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine. It is located between the streets of Artem, Postyshev, Gurov, and Komsomolskiy Avenue.[1]

It was formed between 1927 and 1967.[2] In 1967, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution, a monument to Lenin was erected on Lenin's Square.[3][4]

Many notable events have occurred on the square recently, including the following:

• The protest by pro-Russian separatists against the Ukrainian government took place on the square.
• Parades of the separatist government in honor of Victory Day, May 1, and the founding of the DPR take place on the square.

Landmarks

• Donbass Palace
• Donetsk Symphony Orchestra
• Donetsk National Academic Ukrainian Musical and Drama Theatre
• Ministry of Coal Industry of Ukraine
• Executive Committee of the Voroshilovsky district
• Transfiguration Cathedral [ru] [2]

Gallery

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See also

• Donetsk
• List of places named after Vladimir Lenin

References

1. "Интернет Донбасс Донецкий Регион Площадь Ленина". www.internet.dn.ua. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
2. "Площадь Ленина в Донецке, история и описание архитектурного комплекса - Planet of Hotels". www.planetofhotels.com. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
3. Александр. "памятник В. И. Ленину и трехгранный пилон на площади Ленина в Донецке - Донбасс информационный". www.donbass-info.com. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
4. "Площадь им. В.И. Ленина — центральная площадь Донецка | Донецк: история, события, факты - Сайт о Донецке и его истории". infodon.org.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-09-10.