Gagauzia, Moldova – In Congaz, a small village in Moldova’s autonomous region of Gagauzia, a statue of the former Soviet leader Lenin watches over a reception centre for Ukrainian refugees.
“I learned only good things about Lenin: that he was an important leader, that he was a hard-working man like us. That’s why I don’t mind standing next to Lenin’s statue,” Margarita, who hails from Odesa and now lives on the village’s Lenin Street, told Al Jazeera.
