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Lenin statue in Minsk, Belarus

Where in the world is Lenin these days?

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Protesters in Kiev, Ukraine took down a statue of Lenin over the weekend, but many of his statues remain around the world decades after the end of communism.

California-based Cold War museum tries to preserve reminders of bygone era

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Faking It: The Matrix

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Statue graveyard in Moscow

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‘Travels in Siberia’ with Ian Frazier

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Is this place of exile really so much like a prison? Ian Frazier doesn’t think so. For decades, Frazier’s been visiting and loving Siberia, and joins us to talk about his tribute to that desolate wilderness, ‘Travels in Siberia.’

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