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Lenin Monument at Volga-Don Canal

Volgograd, 1-y Shlyuz Volgo-Donskogo Kanala

Lenin Monument at Volga-Don Canal in Volgograd is located near the first lock of the largest Russian navigable canal. The 57-meter-high monument is one of the largest in the world and replaced a previous Stalin monument here. The 101-kilometer-long canal was built by over a million people within 3.5 years, opening it in 1952.