Talk:Statue of Lenin at Finland Station

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Did you know... that in April 2009 a bomb blew a hole in the buttocks of the statue of Lenin at Finland Station, Saint Petersburg?

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The result was: promoted by Amkgp (talk) 10:07, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Statue of Lenin at Finland Station

... that in April 2009 a bomb blew a hole in the buttocks of the statue of Lenin at Finland Station (pictured) in Saint Petersburg? "In April 2009, attackers blew a large hole in the buttocks of a Lenin statue that stands outside Saint Petersburg's Finland station" from: "Lenin statue blown up". Daily Telegraph. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ALT1:... that the 1926 statue of Lenin at Finland Station (pictured) may be the first to depict a man stood atop an armoured car? "as far as I know this is the only monument to a man on an armoured car that exists in the world" from: Brodsky, Joseph. Less Than One: Selected Essays. Penguin Books Limited. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-241-96200-8.
- ALT2:... that the statue of Lenin at Finland Station (pictured) has been described as having a "taxi-hailing" pose? "note the famous "taxi-hailing" pose" from: DK Eyewitness Travel Guide St Petersburg. Dorling Kindersley Limited. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-241-23652-9.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Felimida krohni

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 10:08, 29 August 2020 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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Cited:
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Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Approving Alt0. Some issues with the image. --evrik ^(talk) 04:25, 31 August 2020 (UTC) @Dumelow: would you consider using this image, File:Санкт-Петербург, пл. Ленина, Памятник В.И. Ленину.jpg? --evrik ^(talk) 04:25, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi evrik, thanks for your review. No problem using the suggested image. I've switched it into the article and added it here = Dumelow (talk) 06:10, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

--evrik ^(talk) 02:47, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]