Lenin Comsomol park

Lenin Komsomol park (Ukrainian: Парк культури і відпочинку ім. Ленінського комсомолу) is a popular recreation area in Donetsk.^[1] It was considered back in 1952, when Central Scherbakov Park of Culture and Leisure could no more fully address the city needs because "Shakhtar" stadium was built on its territory. The park was laid out only in 1956 due to numerous modifications of design; the same year the 20th anniversary of Maxim Gorky death was commemorated, so the park was first named after M.Gorky. In 1958 the 40th Anniversary of Lenin Komsomol alley was established, and the park was subsequently renamed to Lenin Komsomol Park (official renaming in 1972).^[2]

Places of interest

• 1972 сhildren's railway named after V. Priklonsky, ex-head of Donetsk railway
• 1975 Youth and Sports Palace "Yunost" (eng.- Youth), opened at the entry to the park
• Monument "To your Liberators, Donbass", open on 8 May 1984, the biggest monument in South-Eastern Ukraine and the city's and region's main war history monument
• Monument to the Peacekeeping Soldiers (veterans of Soviet war in Afghanistan). The monument was opened on 7 May 1996^[3]
• Fairy Tale Meadow, an amusement place for children in the forest, where sculptures of fairy-tale characters are built
• Donbass Arena Stadium

Gallery

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  Monument "To Donbass Liberators"
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  Entrance to the Fairy Tale meadow
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  Children Railway station
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  Youth and Sports Palace "Yunost'"
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  Fountains in the new part of the park
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  Friendship Bridge

References

External links

• A comprehensive Donetsk city guide for international travellers - English
• Official Donetsk city guide - English
• Traveller's guide, Welcome to Donetsk - English
• Donetsk Children railway website (Russian)
• Donbass Arena official website

Coordinates: 48°01′25″N 37°48′55″E / 48.02361°N 37.81528°E / 48.02361; 37.81528