Lenin Comsomol park, Public park in Donetsk, Ukraine.
Lenin Comsomol park is a large public park in Donetsk featuring paved pathways, grassy areas, and numerous seating spaces distributed throughout. The grounds are divided into different zones that provide shaded corners and open spaces for walking and relaxation.
The park was founded in 1956 and received its name in 1972 to honor the Leninist Komsomol organization. This naming reflected the historical role of the youth organization during the Soviet period.
The park's name changed with its monuments: laid out in 1956 as Maxim Gorky Park, it became the Fortieth Anniversary of the Komsomol Park after a 1958 avenue, then the Lenin Komsomol Park in 1972. Near the To Donbas Liberators monument stands the "Polyana skazok" children's ground, built around 1985 and restored in 2010, with figures from fairy tales.
The park is accessible through several entrances with the main gate near the Yunost Palace. Visitors can choose pathways suited to their pace and interests as the grounds offer varied routes.
The park's narrow-gauge Malaya Donetskaya Railway opened on 19 May 1972 and runs through the grounds as a children's railway, with young operators learning signalling and station duties. Its route passes near the ExpoDonbass exhibition complex, opened in 1983.
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