Lenin - Ulan Ude, Eastern Siberia

Ulan Ude's Lenin's head in Bronze is the largest bronze head of its type in the world.
Lenin, who is much better remembered (and for good reason) than Stalin or the other communist leaders, is immortalized in this Eastern Siberian city (home to some 359,391 residents and the major center of Russian Buddhism). It hold the record as the largest version of his head ever created!

Built in 1970 for the centennial of Lenin’s birth, the colossal bronze head towers some 7.7 meters (25 feet) tall over the main city square and weighs 42 tons. The bronze head has avoided the patina associated with bronze with a special coating on the metal, and is a common meeting place, and even wedding photo site.