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RUSSIAN COMMUNISTS MARK LENIN' S BIRTHDAY IN MOSCOW
A Russian Communist activist holds a portrait of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin before his visit Mausoleum at the Red Square in Moscow April 22, 2006. Today communist supporters mark the 136th anniversary of the birth of Lenin.(UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)

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Russians have a more moderate view of late Communist leader Vladimir Lenin now than they did in previous years, a poll found.
The Russian State Library opened its archives to visitors as it stayed open for Biblionight.
Russian scientists said they named a prehistoric fossil Leninia stellans after Vladimir Lenin, a hero of Russia's Communist revolution.
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After hitting a snag, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's body may not be embalmed and put on permanent display as planned, acting President Nicolas Maduro said.
Police have charged activists who dismantled a statue of communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin in the Sumy region of Ukraine, officials said.
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The mausoleum holding the remains of Russian Communist leader Vladimir Lenin will stay hidden under a white domed tent while a leaning problem is remedied.
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Flags-In Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
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Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Roskos with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers place American flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones in the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietsch