Communism



World Heritage Sites connected to 'Communism':

  • Budapest Statue of Liberty at the Gellert Hill; link
  • Kremlin and Red Square Mausoleum of Lenin
  • La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle Chaux de Fonds is mentioned in "Das Kapital" as an exemplary city for the proletariat. Both Chaux de Fonds and Le Locle have strong communist traditions. Le Locle is the only municipality in Switzerland (and maybe in all of Western Europe) which is currently governed by the Communist Party (stand 2012).
  • Lushan National Park The Park includes former residences of Mao Zedong (1960) and Lin Biao (1970).
  • Prague basement of the Stalin's Monument on Letn? Hill
  • Riga Sculpture of the Latvian Red Riflemen, some of whom became Lenin's personal bodyguards. "Some view the monument as a symbol of the old communist system and would love to tear it down. Others believe it is a necessary tribute to Latvians who fought in the early years of WWI."
  • Vienna Soviet War Memorial; link