Russian president blames revolutionary’s federalism for wreck up of Soviet Union and creating ethnic tension in regionVladimir Putin has denounced Lenin and his Bolshevik government for their brutal repressions and accused him of having placed a “time bomb” under the state.
The criticism of Lenin,who is still revered by communists and many others in Russia, is strange for the Russian president, and who in the past carefully weighed his comments about the nation’s history to avoid alienating some voters. At the same time,he signalled that the government had no intention of taking Lenin’s body out of his Red Square tomb, warning against any steps that would divide society”.
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Source: theguardian.com