Putin said the founder of the Soviet Union was wrong in opposing Joseph Stalin over the issue of how autonomous regions in the USSR should be

RUSSIA'S PUTIN: I'VE ALWAYS LIKED COMMUNIST AND SOCIALIST 'IDEAS'

BY DAMIEN SHARKOV

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is and has always been fond of communist “ideas”, while also comparing the Soviet code of conduct to the Bible, independent news agency Interfaxreported.

Last week, Putin came under scrutiny from the Russian Communist Party for criticizing Vladimir Lenin, founder of the Soviet Union. Putin attacked his fellow Vladimir, holding Lenin responsible for the collapse of the USSR. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov then defended the president’s statement.

At a forum in Stavropol on Monday, Putin piled more criticism onto Lenin, but insisted his attitude to Communist ideas had never wavered and that to this day he keeps his party membership ticket at home.

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