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In Osh, Kyrgyzstan, authorities have dismantled a 75-foot statue of Vladimir Lenin, once believed to be the tallest of its kind in Central Asia.<\/p>\n

Erected in 1975, when Kyrgyzstan was part of the Soviet Union, the monument’s removal was captured in online photos on Saturday, showing the statue being lowered by a crane.<\/p>\n

While many countries formerly part of the Soviet Union have been distancing themselves from Russia, the removal of the monument was framed by officials in Osh as routine city planning.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Osh City Hall called the move \u201ccommon practice\u201d aimed at improving the \u201carchitectural and aesthetic appearance\u201d of the area.<\/p>\n

Local residents, Kyrgyz and Uzbeks, receive humanitarian aid in front of a statue of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin on a central square in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan, Tuesday, June 22, 2010 (Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)Officials also noted that Lenin monuments have been \u201cdismantled or moved to other places\u201d in Russian cities including St Petersburg and Belgorod, and said that the issue \u201cshould not be politicized.\u201d<\/p>\n

The monument, they said, will be replaced by a flagpole, as was the case when a different Lenin statue was relocated in the capital, Bishkek.<\/p>\n

The move came a week after Kyrgyzstan\u2019s ally Russia unveiled a monument to brutal Soviet dictator Josef Stalin at one of Moscow\u2019s busiest subway stations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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