OREANDA-NEWS  In Ukraine, a five-meter monument to Vladimir Lenin, weighing three tons, which previously stood in the village of Mankovka, Cherkasy region, was sold at auction for 18.5 thousand dollars.

Four participants competed for the monument to Lenin, the starting price was 14.42 thousand dollars. The winner was the company "Syayvomet" from Boryspil, which offered 18.52 thousand dollars. The sold monument is going to be sent for melting.

The day before, in the Latvian city of Bauska, a monument to Latvian Waffen SS legionnaires, which had previously been knocked to the ground by unknown people, was returned to its place.