Lenin Square | |
Other Name: | Площа Леніна Площадь Ленина |
Known For: | The Central square of Donetsk |
Type: | Square |
Location: | Donetsk, Ukraine (Claimed and controlled by Russian Federation) |
Completion Date: | 1967 |
Construction Start Date: | 1927 |
Lenin Square (Russian: Площадь Ленина|translit=Ploshchad Lenina) is the main square in Donetsk, the capital of the Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine. It is located between the streets of Artem, Postyshev, Gurov, and Komsomolskiy Avenue.[1]
It was formed between 1927 and 1967.[2] In 1967, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution, a monument to Lenin was erected on Lenin's Square.[3] [4]
Many notable events have occurred on the square recently, including the following: