Kyrgyzstan takes down the highest statue of Lenin in Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan removed a huge statue of the revolutionary Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, who was considered the highest in Central Asia.

First, when Kyrgyzstan was part of the Soviet Union, the 23m tall monument that rises over Osh for 50 years before being quietly removed this week.

Photos appeared On Saturday, showing the Communist revolutionary – who presents himself in a prominent place in Soviet iconography – lying on his back to the ground, being lowered by Crane.

Many former Soviet republics have recently sought to process their national identity with a slightest focus on their previous ties with Russia, although local employees have downplayed the decision to relocate the statue.

Authorities in Kyrgyzstan will be aware of the risk of offending their ally, Russia, a week after the last revealed a brand new statue In another Soviet figure, Joseph Stalin, in Moscow.

In a statement by the City Hall in Osh – the second largest city of the nation after the capital, Bishkek – it is said that the figure will be moved as part of the “usual practice” aimed at improving the “architectural and aesthetic appearance” of the city.

He cited examples of Lenin statues that had previously been downloaded in Russia.

The statue will be replaced by a flagship, as was the case when a different statue of Lenin was moved to Bishek, according to local media.

Kyrgyzstan won his independence 34 years ago when the Soviet Union collapsed.

But reminders of her Soviet history can be found all over the country, even when there are no statues. For example, its second highest mountain carries a named Lenin.