Lost building or monument · 23.08.1991
Lenin on Lenin Avenue
Rävala Avenue was laid out in the late 1940s through city blocks destroyed in the March 1944 bombing, and from 1950 it was named Lenin Avenue. That year a bronze Lenin by Nikolai Tomsky was set up here, on a base designed by Alar Kotli, in front of the Communist Party Central Committee building. It stood for 41 years. On 23 August 1991 the statue was removed, and in October the street took the name Rävala. The bronze was lent to the Pärnu Museum of New Art in 1999 and since 2006 stands in the yard of Maarjamäe Palace. The pin is approximate.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Rävala puiestee rajati 1940. aastate lõpus läbi märtsipommitamises hävinud kesklinna kvartalite ja aastast 1950 kandis see Lenini puiestee nime. Samal aastal püstitati siia Nikolai Tomski pronksist Lenini kuju Alar Kotli kavandatud alusel, EKP Keskkomitee hoone ette. See seisis siin 41 aastat. 23. augustil 1991 kuju teisaldati ning oktoobris sai tänav Rävala nime. 1999. aastal renditi pronks Pärnu Uue Kunsti Muuseumile ja alates 2006. aastast seisab see Maarjamäe lossi hoovis. Asukoht on ligikaudne.
Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Rävala puiestee; Lenini mälestusmärkide loend ↗