Lenin Plaza
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Some of the most recognisable visual images of communist Russia are the monuments and statues of Vladimir Lenin. Lenin was one of the top leaders of the Russian Revolution (October 1917) and after his death, all the way up to the Soviet breakup, Lenin was idolised and memorialised all around the USSR (soviet Russia has around 15,000 Lenin statues and monuments). Pretty much every city and almost every village all around the country has a street and square named after Lenin.When the USSR collapsed, for most regular Russian people Lenin became a symbol of the misled past, but newborn street cultures made his monuments their home. Central locations, big pedestrian areas around the monuments, good flatground and skate-friendly architecture made of marble and granite blocks were some of the reasons why skaters gravitated towards them and they rapidly became the first go-to spots where skaters would meet and hang out.
Now, 28 years later, Lenin monuments are still central day-to-day spots in many big Russian cities including Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Through the years Lenin monuments have appeared in many different local and international skateboarding videos.
In 2019 Vans Russia’s Alexey Krasniy worked on a solo project that focused on Lenin monuments all around Russia, and for which he managed to skate 20 of them in 15 different cities.
Read all about the project and Alexey’s impressions and thoughts on Lenin’s skateboarding heritage here: www.freeskatemag.com/2020/12/...
The Lenins were skated by Alexey Krasniy with guest appearances from Vans Russia's Dima Shatalov, Alexey Meleshko, Denis Yuzefovich, Eugene Nikolaev and Roma Ivanov.
The project was filmed and edited by Dmitry Kononov. Still photography by Alexey Lapin. Produced by Kirill Korobkov.
Song: “И Вновь Продолжается Бой” written by Alexandra Pakhmutova and Nikolai Dobronravov performed by Grazhdanskaya oborona.
Пікірлер: 88
See this is why I love free. Not only are they the best in skatboarding media but they're also educational.
@FruFoh
3 жыл бұрын
How is it educational
@rozikrazimator
3 жыл бұрын
@@FruFoh read the description
@UTCSB
3 жыл бұрын
And they shine a light on the european/world scenes other than just america
@plaingraysweater8407
3 жыл бұрын
And they are Free
@FruFoh
3 жыл бұрын
@@rozikrazimator oh word, I should have
idk why russia built a whole plaza for john lenin but dope part
communism + skate = perfect
@levibinladen
3 жыл бұрын
nationalize the skateboard industry! (or make it a co-op idk what kind of communist you are)
You gotta love plazas - it’s a street skateboarders paradise.
Yall deserve so much more prominence, you upload video parts from all over the world featuring skaters that most people havent heard but who absolutely shred!
That marble powerslide to lip slide at 2:24 was so gnarly. Incredible video from beginning to end! Thank you!
yeee big up to freeskatemag for uploading this
The skateboarding revolution!
Well done guys! Much love from Switzerland
А где бексайд флип на плахе в новосибирске?!
Sick!! Cheers from San Francisco ⚡️
this is amazing! thanks
Very refreshing. Thank you.
Great work! Cheerz!
Too bad I can't read the names, they're pretty sick, first dude kinda looks like Rodney
@DFunct905
3 жыл бұрын
Lol! I was thinking the same thing about how Rodney’s distant cousin is the only guy rad enough to session that sketchy looking place.
@rocketbunny9104
3 жыл бұрын
his Instagram is _alexeyred
@cohngo
3 жыл бұрын
It's in the description tho. " The Lenins were skated by Alexey Krasniy with guest appearances from Vans Russia's Dima Shatalov, Alexey Meleshko, Denis Yuzefovich, Eugene Nikolaev and Roma Ivanov."
"Last trick in color "
love this filming
Dope upload Freeskatemag! Russians go mad skills!
excellent
i often wonder what the fuck would Lenin say if he saw skate videos on his plaza
dooope!! sick skate spot 😍 f'n up their masonic architecture is the name of the game.
that was sick! russian homies killed it!
вот эта да, передаем привет с италии
0:51 😳 Whoaa!
Дима Шаталов крут
VIVA LENIN
Rougher than Uncle Shawns back!
Вперёд Россия!!!
skate the crust of fallen leaders and come out with a banger of a last trick.. bless up
Love the song 😂
Четко. Внатуре чётко. Пацаны ваще ребята!
Oktyaber 🔥😍
Yeah Alexye!!!!
👍👍👍👍👍👍
Где э́то?
Filmer : what do you want to do for the line? Him :yes
freakn good Boyzz there... lets go приятель
Красавчики, пацаны. Дали стиля
rest in power lenin ☭✊🏽
РОССИИИИЯ!
socialist walker ryan is gnarly
Rad.
skating + being educated abt Vladimir lenin is just >>>>> I love u freeskatemag gona start makin videos just for them to end up on freeskatemag
Skaters are workers too, all power to the working class.
Was this shot in the u.s?
@grigorii_matiushkov
3 жыл бұрын
In Mother Russia
@dudebert8609
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, because the US is well known for honnoring Lenin.
@nogaan
2 ай бұрын
typical american.
sick sick sick
Красный малорик))) 💯
Aleeeeex
COMUNISTAS!!
Ураа
Really zaebis"
Мясо
freeskatemag for vibes thrasher for gnar
RIP LENIN THE TRUE PROLETARIAT LEADER
@DFunct905
3 жыл бұрын
We skate on Lenin’s grave and leave a lot of wax.
@TheDepthsoftheAbyss
3 жыл бұрын
@@DFunct905 thats not his actual grave its a monument and I promise you he wouldnt give a shit about people skating public "property"
@chhhhhris
3 жыл бұрын
His legacy lives eternally in his writings!
Ну хз стиль вообще так себе …
lenin plaza, not as good as stalin plaza, better than stalin plaza (russian accent)
JESÚS GOD IS COMING SAVE FOOD APOCALIPSIS IS HERE
Orcs
This song is disgusting
"You are destroying MY (not the people´s) curbs with those american fascist weapons! Take all these enemies of the proletariat to Siberia! Enjoy the gulag" Sorry, I thought I was him for a second...Keep on grinding, people...
Rude russian spots