This article is a list of current and former known monuments of Vladimir Lenin. Many of the monuments in former Soviet republics and satellites were removed after the fall of the Soviet Union, while some of these countries retained the thousands of Lenin monuments that were erected during the Soviet period as part of Lenin's cult of personality. Important regions and capital cities of countries are highlighted in bold. Africa Americas Antarctica Asia Europe Belarus Babruysk Baranovichi Barysaw Belaazyorsk Brest Bykhaw Chachersk Davyd-Haradok Drahichyn Dzyarzhynsk Gomel Grodno Klimavichy Kobryn Lahoysk Lida Maladzyechna Malaryta Mazyr Minsk Mogilev Navahrudak Novolukoml Orsha Pastavy Pinsk Polotsk Sapotskin Salihorsk Slonim Smalyavichy Smarhon' Syanno Talachyn Vasilievichy Verkhnyadzvinsk Vitebsk Zhlobin Zhabinka Bulgaria Shumen Novgrad Banya Pet Mogili Sofia – in Lenin Square (now St Nedelya Square), installed in 1966 and pulled down in January 1991; the site is now occupied by the Statue of Sveta Sofia Czech Republic Vítězné náměstí (formerly náměstí Říjnové Revoluce) – in the Dejvice quarter of Prague, pulled down in 1990; a war memorial now stands on the site Karlovy Vary – Theatre Square (formerly Lenin Square), pulled down in 1990. Cheb - Built in 1979, it was located in front of Cheb railway station until 1990, it is now located at the garden of the Franciscan Monastery Denmark Worker's Museum, Copenhagen – relocated from Hørsholm where it stood from 1986 until 1996 Estonia Jõhvi – 1953–1991, sculptors Enn Roos, Arseni Mölder, Signe Mölder Kohtla-Järve – 1950–1992, copy of statue in Jõhvi Kallaste – 1988–19?? Narva – 1957–1993, sculptor Olav Männi (21/12/1993-21/12/2022 statue present inside Narva Castle) Pärnu 1950s–1981 1981–1990, sculptor Matti Varik created a replica of a monument built in Kotka in 1979 Tallinn – 1950–1991, sculptor Nikolai Tomsky Tartu 1949–1952 sitting Lenin (ferroconcrete), sculptor Sergey Merkurov 1952–1990 standing Lenin bronze, height 3.5 m, weight 3.5 tons; sculptors August Vomm, Garibald Pommer, Ferdi Sannamaes Finland Kotka – at Lenin park, removed on 14 June 2022 Turku – near the art museum, removed in 2022 Tampere – inside Lenin museum France Montpellier Paris Georgia Tbilisi – monument stood until 1991 in Freedom Square (Tavisuplebis Moedani) Germany Berlin – Lenin Monument, created in 1970 by Nikolai Tomsky in granite, 19 m, at Leninplatz, removed in 1992 and buried outside Berlin. The statue's head was found in 2015 and restored and put on display as part of an exhibition on Berlin’s monuments in Spandau Citadel,