Monument to Lenin
Almost every town in Russia has a prominent statue of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, father of the October Revolution, but few have the historic significance of this vast monument in front of the Finland Railway Station.
It stands roughly on the spot where Lenin, straight off the train that returned him from exile, mounted an armoured car to give an impassioned speech to a crowd of welcoming workers, soldiers and sailors, marking the beginning of his personal involvement in the tumultuous events of 1917.
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