Athens Meeting 18- 20 November 2005, Statement On The
Mausoleum of Lenin
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From: SolidNet, Wednesday, December 07, 2005
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Statement On The Mausoleum of Lenin

To The President of The Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin

Dear Mr. President,

The international community is following the development of
the situation in the Russian Federation with great
attention. This year the progressive forces of the world,
together with the peoples of your country, marked the 60th
anniversary of Victory over Fascism and Nazism. It is
common knowledge that the victory of the Soviet people in
the Great Patriotic War was inspired and organized by the
Communist Party which, like the Russian Federation and the
Soviet State, was founded by V.I. Lenin. The vast influence
of V.I. Lenin on the whole course of history is beyond
doubt. In popular memory, he remains as one of the greatest
political and state brains of humankind. During the past
century everything associated with his name has been held
sacred by millions of citizens in your country and on the
planet.

In this connection we, Communists and progressive-minded
people of the planet, are concerned and puzzled by the
campaign which has been launched to smear the historical
memory of V.I. Lenin, to have his body removed from the
Mausoleum and buried. Voices are heard calling for a
liquidation of the memorial in Red Square where outstanding
state, political and military leaders, scientists, writers
and cosmonauts are laid to rest. All those who constitute
the pride not only of Russia, but of the whole humankind.
Famous personalities from foreign countries are also buried
there.

To us, Moscow, the Kremlin, Red Square, the Lenin Mausoleum
are inseparable from the great victories and achievements
of the Soviet Union and Russia.

We, representatives of the Communist, workers' and
left-wing parties of Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin
America, gathered at the international meeting in the Greek
capital Athens, are urging you to exercise your authority
as the head of state in order to prevent the
above-mentioned actions which may cause irreparable damage
to the political reputation of the country and inflict a
deep wound on the friends of the peoples of Russia all over
the world.

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PARTIES
Communist Party of Albania
Algerian Party for Democracy & Socialism, PADS
Communist Party of Argentina
Communist Party of Australia
Democratic Progressive Tribune, Bahrain
Communist Party of Belarus
Workers Party of Belgium
Communist Party of Brazil
Communist Party of Britain
New Communist Party of Britain
Bulgarian Communist Party �Georgi Dimitrov"
Communist Party of Bulgaria
Communist Party of Cuba
AKEL, Cyprus
Communist Party of Bohemia & Moravia
Communist Party in Denmark
Communist Party of Denmark
Communist Party of Egypt
Communist Party of Estonia
Communist Party of Finland
Communist Party of Macedonia
Unified Communist Party of Georgia
German Communist Party (DKP)
Communist Party of Greece
Hungarian Worker' Party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Tudeh Party of Iran
Communist Party of Ireland
The Worker's Party of Ireland
Communist Party of Israel
Party of the Italian Communists
Jordanian Communist Party
Socialist Party of Latvia
Lebanese Communist Party
Socialist Party of Lithuania
Communist Party of Luxembourg
Party of the Congress for the Independence of Madagascar
(AKFM)
Communist Party of Malta
Party of the Communists of Mexico
Popular Socialist Party of Mexico
New Communist Party of Netherlands
Communist Party of Norway
Palestinian Communist Party
Philippine Communist Party-1930
Communist Party of Poland
Portuguese Communist Party
Socialist Alliance Party, Romania
Communist Party of Russian Federation
Communist Party of Soviet Union
Communist Workers Party of Russia - Party of the Communists
of Russia
New Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Communist Party of Slovakia
Communist Party of Peoples of Spain
Sudanese Communist Party
Communist Party of Sweden
Syrian Communist Party
Syrian Communist Party
Communist Party of Turkey
Communist Party of Ukraine
Communist Party of Venezuela
Communist Party of Vietnam