Lenin monument transformed into skate ramp in Russian town

The monument to Lenin in the town of Verkhnyaya Pyshma (Russia's Sverdlovsk region) will not be used as a skate ramp. The skate park will be relocated, city council chairman Ivan Zernov said. Last week, construction and architectural team Legato Construction and the Russian Skateboarding Federation reported that the Lenin monument had become part of a skateboarding area. The project was implemented at the initiative of the Verkhnyaya Pyshma administration, representatives of Legato Construction added. There were initial doubts from the client about integrating the monument into the skate park, “but thanks to open dialogue and collaborative work on the concept — everything worked out.” After photos of the Lenin monument skate ramp appeared on social media, deputies from the Communist Party (CPRF) expressed dissatisfaction with the setup and threatened the creators with criminal charges.