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Myself posing alongside one of the walls of the Space Monument. Like every monument built during the Soviet era, this one has a huge relief of Lenin leading the way...because even though Vladimir was long dead when the Russians sent the first man into space he still had a lot to do with their success! Riiight. Also notice that the collective farmers (along with their wheat) are at the forefront of this achievement, while the scientists that worked on the space program are relegated to the back. Ah, I love socialist realism!