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Vandals Rip Lenin a New One

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 1, 2009 1:04 PM CDT

(Newser) – A bomb exploded this morning at a St. Petersburg tribute to Vladimir Lenin, opening a gaping hole in the statue's backside, the BBC reports. “As a result of the explosion a crater of 31-39 inches appeared on the monument,” a Russian official said....   Read full story »

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