List of statues of Joseph Stalin

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Stalin's statues
Massive Stalin statue in Prague
Statue of Stalin in Stalinallee, Berlin, Germany.
Statue of Vladimir Lenin and Stalin at the Leipzig Trade Fair of 1954.
Penza, 1954. Lenin & Stalin near Penza Planetarium
Statue of Stalin and Klement Gottwald at the Gundelfingen stone-cutting company.

This is a list of former and current known monuments dedicated to Joseph Stalin, many having been removed as a result of de-Stalinization. Some are now in Fallen Monument Park. Also, his name was removed from places, buildings, and the state anthem, and his mummified body was removed from the Lenin Mausoleum and buried elsewhere.

Albania[edit]

  • A statue of Joseph Stalin stood in Tirana but was taken down in December 1990.
  • A large statue of Stalin, along with one of Lenin, can be found behind the Art Museum in Tirana.

Armenia[edit]

Stalin statue in Yerevan
  • From November 1950 until spring 1962, a huge Stalin statue was located in Yerevan. It was replaced in 1967 by Mother Armenia.[1]

China[edit]

  • A statue of Stalin in Stalin Park, Harbin.

Czech Republic[edit]

Germany[edit]

  • A large statue of Stalin raising his right hand was in Riesa.
  • A statue of Stalin stood in East Berlin's Stalinallee, 1951–61.

Georgia[edit]

Stalin statue in front of the Joseph Stalin Museum in Gori, Georgia
  • Small bust in front of the Batumi Stalin Museum.
  • A statue of Stalin stood at the town hall in Gori until it was taken down in June 2010.[2][3]
  • A Bust and a statue of Stalin was displayed in the Joseph Stalin Museum in Gori, but it was destroyed.
  • A statue of Stalin is still displayed in the Joseph Stalin Museum in Gori.
  • A silver statue of Stalin still exists in Shovi.[4]
  • A gold statue of Stalin exists in Tsromi.
  • A statue exists in the village of Varani, Gori.[5]
  • A statue exists near the village Sasashi (42.80454, 42.97124).[6]

Hungary[edit]

Lithuania[edit]

Mongolia[edit]

The Netherlands[edit]

  • A statue of Stalin waist-deep in a pond, it is part of a bigger artwork called "Spitting leaders" (Fernando Sánchez Castillo, 2008) in Presikhaaf Park, Arnhem. The artwork depicts four statues: Stalin, Francisco Franco, Louis XIV, and an unidentified fourth leader. Dressed in military uniforms, with badges and medals, they spit water on each other's faces. Not only are they mocked by the artist, but they mock each other.[10]

Poland[edit]

Romania[edit]

Russia[edit]

Tajikistan[edit]

  • A Stalin statue stands at a nursery school in Asht.[19]

Ukraine[edit]

United States[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thread, Red. "Red Thread – e-journal". www.red-thread.org.
  2. ^ "Stalin statue taken down in his Georgian hometown". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ^ Kabachnik, Peter, Alexi Gugushvili, and Ana Kirvalidze. 2020. "What about the Monument?: Public Opinion and Contentious Politics in Stalin’s Homeland." Problems of Post-Communism 67 (3): 264–76.
  4. ^ "Photos of Republic of Georgia, silver statue of Stalin in the garden park of Shovi (Showshi) Kurort holiday resort". Hans Rossel. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Stalin statue erected by residents in Georgian village". Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  6. ^ "picture of the statue".
  7. ^ "Stalin Statue at Isimuss Club, Ulaanbaatar". Flickr.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  8. ^ "National Library". Flickr.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  9. ^ C. Amarcanaa and C. Mainbayar Concise Historical Album of the Mongolian Democratic Union. 2009. Illustration, p. 74
  10. ^ "Spitting Leaders (2008), Fernando Sánchez Castillo". mistermotley.nl. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Niezwykła historia pomnika Stalina w Ustrzykach", Nowiny 24 (in Polish).
  12. ^ "Kraków, pomnik Stalina i Lenina w Parku Strzeleckim – Encyklopedia PWN – źródło wiarygodnej i rzetelnej wiedzy". encyklopedia.pwn.pl.
  13. ^ Bottoni, Stefano (2008). Sztálin a székelyeknél: A Magyar Autonóm Tartomány története (1952–1960) (Stalin among the Szeklers: A history of the Hungarian Autonomous Region (1952–1960)). Csíkszereda / Miercurea Ciuc: Pro-Print. ISBN 9789738468801.
  14. ^ "Bust of Joseph Stalin, Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Moscow by Watersling". Advisor.Travel. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Северная Осетия: 129 день рождения И.В.Сталина в Северной Осетии". Kprf.ru. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  16. ^ "В Брянске торжественно открыт бюст Сталина". Regnum.ru. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  17. ^ "Russia's Last Stalin Avenue Removes Dictator's Bust Days After Installation". The Moscow Times. 4 May 2021.
  18. ^ Times, The Moscow (1 February 2023). "Stalin Monument Unveiled to Mark 80th Anniversary of Stalingrad Victory". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  19. ^ "Last Man Standing?". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  20. ^ "New Stalin statue fuels tension in Ukraine". Reuters.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  21. ^ "Ukraine says blowing up Stalin statue was terrorism". Reuters. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  22. ^ "Stalin bust has Virginia town red-faced". The Washington Times. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  23. ^ https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/stalin-or-bust-at-d-day-memorial/1888106/
  24. ^ Smith, Debbie (14 March 2019). "Resurrecting Stalin: Confronting the Preservation Controversies at the National D-Day Memorial". National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

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