Russian businessman erects monument to Stalin on his property

In the town of Bor, the Nizhny Novgorod region, a monument to Joseph Stalin was unveiled. The monument, which is the first monument to Stalin in the region, was unveiled on June 24, when Russia was holding the Victory Parade, which was earlier rescheduled from its traditional day of May 9th due to the coronavirus pandemic. As many as 400 people of different ages took part in the ceremony. Many laid flowers at the foot of the monument. The opening ceremony was held with the anthem of the Soviet Union playing in the background. The statue is made of concrete and painted in bronze color. "The Generalissimo of the Soviet Union," as the inscription on the pedestal says, is depicted in full height wearing an overcoat and a cap. The height of the monument with its pedestal is about three meters.