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Two centuries after his birth Karl Marx remains controversial, as the unveiling of a 4.5m statue of him (sculpted by Wu Weishan) in his birthplace of Trier, Germany in 2018 demonstrates.[1] Statues of him remain in the former capital of the defunct German Democratic Republic.[2]

Germany

Location Main article Image Notes
Berlin Marx-Engels Forum The statues of Karl Marx (foreground) and his collaborator Friedrich Engels in Marx-Engels-Forum in reunited Berlin. In the background is the dome of the Berlin Cathedral.
Bust located on Strausberger Platz.
Karl Marx Memorial in Berlin-Stralau [de] This monument designed in 1964 is located in Berlin-Stralau, where Marx lived as a student in 1837.
Chemnitz (formerly Karl-Marx-Stadt) Karl Marx Monument This famous 7.1m bust of Karl Marx, hewn from Ukrainian granite, is Chemnitz's most famous landmark.
Cologne Statues of Karl Marx (right) and Heinrich Becker (left) on the tower of Cologne City Hall
Dresden Karl Marx Monument (Dresden) [de] Installed on Unity Square (now Albertplatz) in 1953. It was ridiculed for its unusual proportions and was later demolished.
Frankfurt (Oder) Karl Marx Monument, Frankfurt (Oder) [de] Bust designed in 1968 by Arnd Wittig, located in Lennépark on Karl-Marx-Straße.
Fürstenwalde Karl Marx Monument (Fürstenwalde) [de] Originally installed in 1904 as a Bismarck monument, the stone was rededicated to Marx in the 1950s. It was renovated in 2003.
Gelsenkirchen Installed in front of the Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany's headquarters in Gelsenkirchen in 2022, alongside a statue of Vladimir Lenin installed in 2020.[3][4][5]
Leipzig Bronzerelief Aufbruch [de] A 1973 relief depicting Marx originally installed on a building of the University of Leipzig but relocated in 2008.[6]
Neubrandenburg Karl Marx Monument (Neubrandenburg) [de] Originally stood from 1969-2001, reinstalled in a new location in 2018.
Trier Created by Chinese artist Wu Weishan in 2018 and donated by China to Trier, the birthplace of Karl Marx.[7]
Wernigerode Karl Marx Monument (Wernigerode) [de] Bust created by Rudolf Wewerka and inaugurated on the 70th anniversary of Marx's death on November 7, 1953.

Russia

Location Main article Image Notes
Arzamas
Balashikha Located on Krupeshina street.
Karl Marx Village, Saratov [ru] Located in a village named after Karl Marx near the city of Engels, Saratov Oblast.
Glazov
Kaliningrad
Kaluga Bust located on the corner of Lenin Street and Moscow Street.
Novaya Ladoga
Mineralnye Vody
Moscow Karl Marx monument Located on Theatre Square near the Bolshoi[8]
Saint Petersburg Bust located at the Smolny Institute
Sobinka Completed in 1923
Stavropol
Petrozavodsk Statue of Marx and Engels seated at the intersection of Karl Marx Avenue and Kuibyshev Street.
Rostov-on-Don Karl Marx Monument (Rostov-on-Don) Installed in Karl Marx Square in 1959 to replace a prior statue installed in 1925 that was destroyed during World War 2, which had itself replaced a monument to Catherine II demolished by the Bolsheviks.
Tolyatti Bust located on Liberty Square[9][10][11]
Tula
Tver
Ulyanovsk Completed in 1920
Vyazma
Yaroslavl

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See also

References

  1. ^ n/a, n/a (2018-05-05). "Karl Marx statue from China adds to German angst". BBC. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. ^ Gordon, Gordon (2016-10-16). "A New Biography Focuses on Karl Instead of Marxism". NYT. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. ^ "Karl Marx statue unveiled next to Lenin in Germany's Gelsenkirchen". idcommunism.com. August 28, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Chapple, Amos (August 27, 2022). "German Leftists Unveil Marx Statue Alongside Lenin". rferl.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "MLPD enthüllt Marx-Statue in Gelsenkirchen". spiegel.de. Der Spiegel (website). August 27, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  6. ^ Demshuk, Andrew (2023). "Exiling Karl Marx from Karl Marx Square: The Political Lives of a Leipzig Monument before and after 1989". Journal of Contemporary History. doi:10.1177/00220094221149971. ISSN 0022-0094.
  7. ^ "Huge statue of Marx, a gift from China, erected at his German birthplace". Reuters. April 13, 2018 – via www.reuters.com.
  8. ^ "From Marx to Michael Jackson: Which foreigners are honored with a statue in Russia?". www.rbth.com.
  9. ^ "В Тольятти похитили голову Карла Маркса" [Head of Karl Marx in Tolyatti is Stolen]. Press Volga. August 29, 2007. Retrieved March 14, 2015. (in Russian)
  10. ^ "В Тольятти восстановлен бюст Карла Маркса" [Bust of Karl Marx in Tolyatti Restored]. TLT News. November 5, 2007. Retrieved March 14, 2015. (in Russian)
  11. ^ "Скульптурный портрет Карла Маркса восстановили на пересечении улицы его имени и площади Свободы" [Bust of Karl Marx restored To The Intersection of His Namesake Street and Liberty Square]. City News (Tolyatti). November 8, 2007. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015. (in Russian)
  12. ^ "Government publications, periodicals, and communists at the National Library of India – WillyLogan.com".
  13. ^ "Una tierra dura labrada en piedra". Deia (in Spanish).
  14. ^ "ODTÜ'ye Karl Marx heykeli". soL. April 30, 2018.
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