100 years after his death, Russians shrug at Lenin's legacy
But the father of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution that founded the Soviet Union -- and the 100th anniversary of his passing -- have largely been ignored by ordinary Russians.
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People take red flags and portrait of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin during celebration of the 68th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. (Photo by STRINGER / TASS / AFP)
By NewVision Reporter
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For almost a century after his death, Vladimir Lenin's carefully preserved body has lain in a purpose-built mausoleum on Red Square -- a glaring reminder of Russia's communist