Pomnik Lenina i Stalina w Ołomuńcu, Socialist monument in Olomouc, Czech Republic
The Lenin and Stalin Monument in Olomouc was a sandstone sculpture featuring three figures: Stalin holding a paper scroll, Lenin, and a worker carrying a flag. The work stood about 5.7 meters (18.7 feet) tall as a prominent public installation.
The monument was built between 1949 and 1955 on the site of a former synagogue destroyed by the Nazis in 1939. It marked the transformation of the location under the new communist government that took control after World War II.
The monument served as a gathering place for military parades and political celebrations during the communist era in Czechoslovakia. It represented the values that the state wanted people to remember and honor.
The monument was dismantled in January 1990, and its parts are now stored at the Museum of Art where visitors can view them. You can see the sculpture fragments and learn more about the history of this object during your visit.
In February 1989, students covered the monument with red paint and placed an executioner's hood on Stalin's head as an act of protest. This action became a powerful symbol against communist rule just months before the system collapsed.
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