There is a statue of Lenin outside of every government building in every town in Russia. There are 20,000 Lenin statues just in Moscow Oblast. For some reason, the notion that Bolshevism Is Evil does not seem to have penetrated into the heads of people who actually lived under it, which kinda makes you think. Hmmm.
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 05:40:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Kevin Robert Dean <qualiall_2 at yahoo.com> Subject: Lenin still loved
Lenin Still Holds Place in Hearts of Many Russians
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ten years after the collapse of Communism and turbulent decades since his death, two-thirds of Russians still look fondly on Vladimir Lenin.
A survey conducted ahead of the Bolshevik leader's 131st birthday on April 22 showed that 66.7 percent of those questioned regarded Lenin's role in Russian history positively, Itar-Tass news agency said on Wednesday.