Izyumsk City Council on the first attempt was unable to sell a bronze monument to Lenin, who previously stood in the center of the city on the square named after the leader. By May 17, when tenders were due to be held, there was not a single application from those interested in buying Ilyich.

"For me it was amazing, because people called, they were interested the day before, the call was not one. But for some reason, not a single offer to buy has appeared, "KHARKIV Today told the director of the Housing and Communal Services Department of the Izyum City Council Yuri Donets.

In the coming days, officials will take another attempt and expose Lenin for the same price - 522,000 hryvnia for Prosorro. If in this case there is no one who wants to buy a lot, they will have to reduce the price - this will require an expert evaluation.

"Surprising for me. After all, this is a monument of pure bronze, without metal impurities, "says Yury Donets.

Recall, a tender for the sale of Lenin announced in early May. Bronze sculpture weighing almost 1.5 tons and a height of 3.75 meters wanted to sell at least 522,000 hryvnia, on May 17, an auction was to be held, money was taken to the budget of development of Izyum.

"The former monument to Lenin, who is in a dismantled state. The sculpture is hollow, cast from bronze by the creative association "Artist" in Kiev. The inscription on the monument is missing, - it was said in the annotation to the lot.