Local authorities in Osh, Kyrgyzstan’s second city, said Lenin’s removal was for purely aesthetic reasons; they would ...

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In Osh, Kyrgyzstan, authorities have dismantled a 75-foot statue of Vladimir Lenin, once believed to be the tallest of its kind in Central Asia. Erected in 1975, when Kyrgyzstan was part of the Soviet ...

Central Asian nations are actively pursuing stronger trade and diplomatic ties with Mongolia, marking a significant shift ...

The quiet removal of the monument has sparked anger among part of the population and in Russia.

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