In Moscow, about 2,000 people gathered for the rally of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation on the anniversary of the October Revolution … About 2,000 people gathered in Red Square, Left Front coordinator Sergei Udaltsov told Ekho Moskvy on November 7.
Despite the coronavirus restrictions, the Moscow authorities sanctioned a mass action. It provided for a march of up to 5,000 people, followed by a rally at the monument to Karl Marx. As Udaltsov noted, the action was calm. “There are a lot of police and there are no arrests,” he said.
The Kommersant correspondent reported that after the march, members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation laid flowers at the Lenin Mausoleum. Flowers were also laid at the monument to Marshal Zhukov.
“I call on all patriots, today, on November 7, to celebrate this main holiday. This is a holiday of the working people, this is a holiday of our great statehood, “- said the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov after the ceremony.
The Communist Party, the Left Front, the Union of Soviet Officers, Komsomol and other organizations took part in the action this year …
October Revolution Day is celebrated in Russia annually on November 7th. On this day in 1917, an uprising took place in Petrograd, which ended with the proclamation of the power of the Soviets.
Earlier, Zyuganov predicted the extinction of the inhabitants of Russia due to errors in the distribution of the federal budget. According to the politician, the budget is not aimed at saving the people.