A multitude of such bizarre apparitions still exists in the former Communist countries - proving that kids would play in just about any environment. A few statues illustrate the elements of Slavic fairy tales, others make do with miserable (decapitated, or worse) animals and evil-looking, nightmarish characters.

Moscow Children Hospital:

Teletubby character (in Moscow) -

a village close to Odessa:

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half of hippopotamus:

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snails invade a playground near St. Petersburg:

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a ship, got it? -

does NOT rotate:

(never-ending) exercise:

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"Cheburashka":

hedgehog:

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Cows also want to climb higher:

Prague:

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