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Bust of Leonid Brezhnev

Bust of Leonid Brezhnev

Bust of Leonid Brezhnev Dneprodzerzhinsk - a laconic composition of bronze and stone, revealing the face of the Secretary General and his award medals. The monument was installed in his hometown of Brezhnev, where he spent his youth and early years of rapid career growth.

The history of the bust

The idea of building a monument was announced in early 1976 to the day of the 70th anniversary of Leonid Brezhnev. It was in that year he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for the second time during his life, while under the current legislation, the award-reliance monument. Authors of the project Sosnin, Kulevi Kruglov made ​​the order the Leningrad plant, and the material was brought from Zhitomir . The opening took place on the day of the Great Victory in 1976. The hero saw him only a few years, and they say that the response to its own bust of Leonid Ilyich was ambiguous and very restrained.

How to find a monument

To see the sights, you must get on the central avenue of the beautiful city. A wide and rich architectural landscapes in Dneprodzerzhinsk Lenin Avenue is near the park where the bust. Nearby you can take a look at another local gem - a monument to "Prometheus" , recognized as the main identifying symbol of the city, opened in 1922. Also nearby you can visit the Museum of History of Dneprodzerzhinsk , which describes the development of the region from ancient times to the present day.

Interesting facts

According to official data, during the creation of the bust of Leonid Brezhnev to the Leningrad plant "Monumentskulptura" received an order for two of the same monument. They`re both were made by May 76th, but still remains a mystery, which was sent to the second, and where it is installed.

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