A statue of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin will be positioned at the intersection of V.I.Lenin Avenue and Nguyễn Phong Sắc street in Vinh city, the central province of Nghệ An Photo: VOV.vn

 NGHỆ AN – A statue of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin will be positioned at the intersection of V.I.Lenin Avenue and Nguyễn Phong Sắc street in Vinh city, the central province of Nghệ An to commemorate the 154th anniversary of the late Russian leader's birthday (April 22).

Vinh city in Nghệ An province – the homeland of late President Hồ Chí Minh - is the second locality, after Hà Nội, selected for the placement of Lenin’s statue.

The statue, which weighs 4.5 tonnes and measures 3.6 metres in height, was crafted from pure copper in Ulyanovsk as a gift from the Russian city to Nghệ An.

Nghệ An province and Ulyanovsk – the native land of Lenin – have boasted close relations since the 1990s. Ulyanovsk has named a square, an avenue and a school after President Hồ Chí Minh.

The erection of the statue is expected to contribute to creating a highlight for the urban landscape of Vinh city as well as deepening the relationship between Nghệ An and Ulianov in the fields of investment, trade, health, education-training and tourism.

Earlier in 2017, Ulyanovsk unveiled a 5m-tall bronze statue of President Hồ Chí Minh in an area of 2,000 sq.m next to the Hồ Chí Minh Boulevard in Zasniazhsky district. VNS