Ulan-Ude

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Image of The Giant Lenin head of Ulan Ude located in Ulan-Ude, Russia
Ulan-Ude, Russia

The Giant Lenin head of Ulan Ude

This massive glowering Lenin head gazes out over eastern Siberia

Every leader leaves behind a of trail of monuments named after them: foundations, schools, statues, and so on. Of course the biggest and the best almost always belonged to the most iron-fisted... »

Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by Dylan and Kiri_the_Unicorn

Image of Ivolginsky Datsan located in Ulan-Ude, Russia
Ulan-Ude, Russia

Ivolginsky Datsan

The mummified remains of Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, Russia's most important Buddhist

In 1927, the 75 year old Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov announced it was time for his death. Itigilov, who was the 12th Pandito Khambo Lama, the titular head of the Buddhist faith in Russia, had the other... »

Relics and Reliquaries, Mummies, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Dylan

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