A monument to Lenin demolished on a central square in the city Altay

Moscow, on August 18 - Argumenty i fakty. In Kazakhstan began pre-judicial investigation upon demolition of a monument Lenina in the city Altay (former Zyryanovsk). Incident happened on a central square, reported Sputnik Kazakhstan. According to the contractor, the sculpture fell incidentally. However the authorities check the version about deliberate destruction of a monument. To the violator threatens from 3 to 7 years of prison. Earlier five-meter bronze sculpture Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Mankovka standing in the settlement Cherkasy Region, was sold at auction for $18,5 thousand. For a sculpture at auction four participants fought...