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 | | Wednesday, 7 November, 2001, 14:52 GMT Russians march in memory of Bolsheviks Thousands of people have taken to Russia's streets to commemorate the anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution, which brought the communists to power. Many carried Soviet flags and pictures of Lenin and Stalin.  Thousands marched through the capital, Moscow, waving emblems of the past  The leader of the present-day communists, Gennady Zyuganov, stood in the shadow of a statue of Marx  Many protested at poor living conditions and ongoing economic hardship since the fall of communism  Marchers held up pictures of former leaders - Stalin and Lenin were the most popular  But there was a backdrop of symbols from the present with massive advertising hoardings along the marchers' route  Red Army veterans were also on the march - commemorating the day in 1941 80,000 soldiers set off to fight Nazi Germany | |
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