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. The three main streets of Tolyatti's Central District – Karl Marx, Lenin, and Victory – radiate from its north side; Peace Street defines its south edge. There was originally a small airfield on the site. When it was decided to replace this with a park, students from School #19 planted trees there: poplars, maples, and elms. Over time, the trees grew, and the park became a popular site for relaxation. The park has been, since Soviet times, a nexus of proletarian sculpture. Sculptures in the park include Mourning Angel, a large monument to

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, a monument to the builders of the

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, and others. There are or have been various recreational facilities and activities in the park: an ice-skating rink, dancing, and rides including a

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(dismantled in May 2008; a large new one was constructed a few years later in

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). In 2014, city parks chief Oleg Moskalev announced that four new attractions had been ordered from

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– a railroad, two mini-jets for children, and a trampoline – which would bring the total of rides to 18. The Lenin monument was installed in Central Park on April 22, 1980. It had previously been on the grounds of the

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, but it was decided that this location was too remote. The sculptor N. I. Kolesnikov oversaw the transfer to Central Park. The sculpture is a copy of 1924 statue "The Leader's Call" by Georgii Dmitrievich Alekseev, which shows Lenin orating and which was widely reproduced in the Soviet Union. The statue is concrete on a bronze-stained concrete pedestal faced with marble slabs. The statue is tall and the pedestal .

References

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