Facts About Russia You Never Knew Until Now

Published on September 23, 2019 By Jason Albert

Fallen Monument Park

Anyone who knows their Russian history will be aware that it was ruled by the Soviet Union from 1922-1991. In that time, there were hundreds of statues erected in the form of leaders like Lenin and Stalin. Once the Union fell, so too did the statues.

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But what happened to them? Some of them were destroyed but many of them were moved to Fallen Monument Park – a bizarre place that keeps them up and on display to remind people of the past.