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Politekhnicheskiy proyezd 2
Политехнический проезд 2

Владимир Ильич Ленин

Vladimir Il'ich Lenin

born Vladimir Il'ich Ul'yanov (Simbirsk 1870 - Gorki Leninskiye 1924)
Bolshevik leader of the 1917 October Revolution and the first head of state of the USSR
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
date?

Description

Granite commemorative plaque with portrait.

Inscription(s)

Владимир Ильич
ЛЕНИН
неоднократно выступал здесь в 1918
году на заседаниях московского
совета, коммунистической фракции
IV чрезвычайного всероссииского
съезда советов в ц и к на митинге
трудящихся городского района

Vladimir Il'ich
Lenin
repeatedly performed here in the 1918
meetings of the Moscow
Soviet, Communist faction
4th extraordinary all-Russian
congress of Soviets V.Ts.I.K. to meet
the workers of the urban regions*

В Ц И К = Всероссийский Центральный Исполнительный Комитет (All-Russian Central Executive Committee)
* better translation needed!

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Locatie (N 55°45'30" - E 37°37'41") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ru066; Photograph: 9 July 2011
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