In Kiev, anti-Communists have defaced the monument to Lenin, newly restored. I mention this in Impromptus today, along with the Polish matter I discussed in my previous Corner post. And, in my column, I make a little crack about the statue of Lenin in Seattle — yup, Seattle.

A reader writes, “I drove by that statue yesterday, and thought of you. Really!” (Because I have banged on about this issue before.) Another reader writes, “Do you know about the statue of Lenin in New York City? There is a residential building on E. Houston St. (between Avenues A and B) called Red Square. It has a clock tower on top, as well as a Lenin statue.”

You can see it here. On one hand, you’re tempted to say, “Oh, well, ha-ha, they lost.” (Although you could get an argument from some Cubans, Chinese, North Koreans, and others.) On the other hand, you’re tempted to say, “Disgusting.”

Anyway . . .