City cashes in on Lenin's past

Taxi drivers in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg are accepting Soviet money, but for one day only -- Wednesday marks 138 years since the birth of Vladimir Lenin, the father of the Russian October revolution, and the first de facto leader of the Soviet Union. However, drivers won't be keeping the old money for themselves, but will use it for good cause.

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[lawsonks]

BasanTX is Russian with a Russian opinion - you are American, ofcourse you would resort to calling him names! Perhaps if you read a little more about the political history and not from a skewed perspective then you would see that to some Lenin was revered and respected.

[historywillabsolve]

lenin was a great theorist, revolutionary and statesman. long live lenin

[CccpReznov]

240p we meet again

[BrooklynNY1992]

Lenin is a hero!

A hero of the working-class and a role model for everyone.

He is the greatest man of all time!!

[MarcelinaMaria]

Down with Lenin! What an idiot & great piece of garbage he was!

[DmitriRus]

lenin was a great theorist and a great terrorist

[lawsonks]

Wasn't Lenin's birthday 22 April?

[BasanTX]

He is great in some way

[BasanTX]

He is great in some way

[TheSilhouette]

If you seriously think that, then you're a moron.