Russian Communist Party supporters carry an image of Vladimir Lenin as they gather in Moscow Nov. 7 to mark the anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. Lenin’s ideas have inspired a new generation of Russians, who are looking for a “new, modernized form of socialism,” one activist said. (Associated Press)
Vladimir Lenin, founder of the Soviet Union, lies embalmed in his tomb on Moscow's Red Square on Wednesday, April 16, 1997, six days before his 127th birthday on April 22. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin)