Minecraft Lenin appears in Krasnoyarsk

The Russian city of Krasnoyarsk has a new monument, and it’s causing a bit of a stir. A statue of Vladimir Lenin - in the style of the computer game Minecraft - now stands next to the Krasnoyarsk Museum Center waving at passersby.

A statue of Vladimir Lenin in Krasnoyarsk

Vladimir Dmitrienko/ Museum centre peace square

Artists Alexander Zakirov and Ivan Tuzov are responsible for the cardboard figure.

Minecraft Lenin

Vladimir Dmitrienko/ Museum centre peace square

“It seems only in Minecraft you can build communism,” one social media user wrote. Sadly, the statue will soon fall, just as the Soviet Union did.

Cardboard figure of Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Dmitrienko/ Museum centre peace square

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