Like most Russian cities, Oryol has a monument to Vladimir Lenin. Unsurprisingly Lenin can be found standing on Ploschad Lenina (Lenin Square) just outside the Oryol Region Administration building. The statue was originally unveiled in 1949 on Ploschad Karla Marksa (Karl Marx Square), replacing an earlier version that was destroyed during the war. It has stood in its current location since 1961.