Communists put flowers to Lenin monument in Minsk
About a thousand people, including Ambassadors of Cuba and Vietnam, took part in the festive ceremony in the Independence Square.
A military orchestra accompanied the action. Leaders of the Communist Party of Belarus, Ambassadors of Cuba and Vietnam, representatives of the Belarusian Federation of Trade Unions, Minsk City Executive Committee, BRYU, pioneer organizations and Minsk Cadet School put flowers to the monument.
Leader of the Communist Party of Belarus and Deputy Chairman of Minsk City Executive Committee Ihar Karpenka has said in a comment to BelaPAN that November 7 remains an important holiday for Belarus as during the Soviet reign"factories, plants, enterprises were built up, educational policy developed actively". In Karpenka's opinion, Belarusian statehood and sovereignty develop "only thanks to the Great October holiday".
Meanwhile, the Communists' leader couldn't name a country that celebrates November 7 the way Belarus does. However, he has underlined that "40% of the Earth population choose the social alternative: China, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos, KPDR and many Latin American countries."
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