Due to the outbreak of the new crown virus outbreak, the large-scale celebration of the 150th anniversary of Lenin's birth can only be cancelled. Nevertheless, not only the Communists in Russia commemorate this icon of the international workers' movement, but also in Germany, the leader of the worldwide socialist revolution, has not been forgotten.
On the 150th anniversary of his birth, Lenin's image remains deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In Moscow's Red Square, the memorial where the embalmed Lenin's body was stored was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, otherwise it is the most attractive place for tourists. Every year on April 22, Russian Communists held a massive celebration of the birth of Lenin, the leader of the Socialist October Revolution in 1917, in the former capital of the world proletariat. But now, most of the events commemorating the founder of the first Communist State Soviet have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Followers of the former leaders of the international workers' movement do not want to say "Goodbye Lenin!" The Communist Party of Russia wrote "Long live Lenin!" A few big words. Because gatherings were banned, they called on the people to hang red flags in their windows on the occasion of Lenin's birth anniversary. If there is no red flag, it can also be replaced with a red cloth. After all, they say, Lenin, born on April 22, 1870, changed the world.
Gennady Zyuganov, the leader of the Russian Communist Party, called Lenin "a life devoted to justice and a better life – not for the rich oligarchs, but for the people as a whole." ” 。 Despite travel restrictions in Moscow due to the coronavirus pandemic, Zyuganov still wants to present flowers at the Lenin Memorial Hall. Sergei udalzow, leader of Russia's left front, also said: "This is a special day for everyone who holds a left-wing view. "The left proposes to lay flowers in front of thousands of Lenin's monuments across the country. As was the case with most of the 15 former Soviet republics, there are more than a dozen Lenin monuments in Moscow alone.
Left-wing extremists in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, recently did something sensational. In March, Germany's Marxist-Leninist Party (MLPD) legally installed a 2.15-meter-high statue of Lenin in the area, a move that sparked much controversy. The party, which is closely watched by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution in North Rhine-Westphalia, excitedly said: "This is another great victory achieved before the 150th anniversary of Lenin's birth." ”
Almost every village in the former Soviet Union had a Lenin monument instead of a church. In thousands of paintings, the proletarian "protector" is immortal. His birthplace in Ulyanovsk is named after him. In the former GDR, every child had to learn Marxism-Leninism in school, and the "dictatorship of the proletariat" established by Lenin left its mark.
The Berlin philosopher and reas arndt explained why Lenin still enjoyed prestige to this day. The expert on Lenin told DSA: "Even the most vehemently opposed political opponents recognize his modesty. He was full of confidence and did not have any pretentiousness. Arndt said that Lenin did not use his position to make a big deal out of his privilege and enrich himself, as some people do.
The scholar said: "I can imagine that such an image will remain in everyone's memory for a long time." Arndt believes that, historically, Lenin has always given priority to the national question, that is, the right of every Soviet state to self-determination, which is Lenin's merit. Although the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin as his successor was never formally questioned, "in fact he went against the grain". Finally, the Soviet Union collapsed and nations regained their independence.
