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Articles with tag "Lenin"
opinion
Sofia Kosourova
How Late Soviet Satire Set the Tone for Russian State TV Today
The early 90s TV classic "Lenin Was a Mushroom" inadvertently foreshadowed what Russian state media would become.
Red October
Russian Communists Commemorate October Revolution With Red Square Parade
Russian Communists marched and laid flowers next to Lenin's Mausoleum as the nation remains split over the revolution's legacy.
SOVIET LEGACY
A Russian Town Gets Rid of Its Lenin Street and Emotions Run High
Tarusa’s decision to rename streets honoring communist leaders has exposed Russia’s complicated relationship with its past.
Postmortem passport
‘Socialist Symbols Wanted’: U.S. Artist Wants Lenin Corpse in D.C.
David Datuna plans to build a replica of Lenin's mausoleum in Washington and move the communist leader’s body there.
heated debate
‘Not in This Lifetime’: Lenin Mausoleum Renovation Contest Called Off
The contest received widespread backlash for asking contestants to reimagine the mausoleum after Lenin is eventually buried.
See the forest for the trees
Russian Drone Photographer Captures Lenin-Shaped Forest in Siberia
Even Lenin himself "wood" not believe it.
COMMUNISTS VS. CORONAVIRUS
Russian Communists Celebrate Lenin’s Birthday on Red Square Despite Lockdown
Communist party members ignored Moscow's lockdown for Lenin's 150th birthday.
'Decommunization'
Moscow Activists Mark Lenin’s Birthday With Calls to Take Down Statue
Russia has grappled with how to treat monuments to the Soviet leader.
Culture clips
On This Day: Vladimir Lenin Arrives at the Finland Station
Vladimir Lenin standing on an armored train car is one of the iconic images of the 20th century.
Lenin
Communists’ Religious Feelings Were Violated by Proposal to Replace Lenin’s Body, Party Official Says
The official said that the proposal had violated Russia’s Criminal Code by insulting religious feelings and inciting hatred.
Lenin
Putin Says His Grandfather Cooked for Stalin and Lenin
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the information in the film was accurate.
Lenin
Russian Communists Assault Moscow Deputies Over Lenin Statue
The communist leader accused local politicians of "attempting to insult the entire Soviet past."
Lenin
Putin Compares Communism to Christianity
He also compared Lenin's mausoleum to saints' relics.
Kremlin
Russians Divided Over Lenin’s Removal From Red Square — Poll
41 percent of respondents said his body should be left in place while another 41 percent said it should be moved
Lenin
St. Petersburg Marks its Revolutionary Centenary With Caviar and Circuses
In St. Petersburg, the centennial of the Russian Revolution has gone largely commercial and populist
Lenin
The Finnish City Where Lenin Met Stalin Still Lives in Russia's Shadow
A museum in Finland once depicted Lenin as an epic hero. 100 years after the Bolshevik leader's revolution, curators are taking a second look
Lenin
Revolution Centenary Unearths Debate Over Lenin’s Corpse
Russian politicians debate what to do with the body of the leader of the Bolshevik revolution on the eve of its 100 year anniversary
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