【A majority of Russians "tend to affirm" Lenin's historical status】April 22 marks the 156th anniversary of Lenin's birth. According to a recent Russian public opinion survey, the proportion of Russians who believe that Vladimir Lenin's actions in the 1917 October Revolution were "for the benefit of society as a whole" has significantly declined. Compared to 2016, the percentage holding this view dropped from 30% to 16%. Meanwhile, the share of respondents believing he represented the "interests of the broad masses" rose from 13% to 18%, while those who think he stood for the "majority's interests" increased from 22% to 27%.
18% of respondents stated: Lenin was a great statesman, a warrior for freedom and human rights, and a national leader who guided the country out of crisis.
About one in ten people regard Lenin as an erudite, genius-like figure and a Marxist theorist.
3% of respondents answered "Who is Lenin?" by saying he was "the man lying in the mausoleum on Red Square." Lenin
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