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Robert Person: Soviet Union is gone, but Lenin stuck around
A man and a girl feed pigeons in front of a statue of late Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin on the central square in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on April 5.
Today marks the 145th anniversary of Vladimir Lenin's birth. In an era that has witnessed the resurrection and rehabilitation of many Soviet symbols, it is worth devoting a moment to ponder Lenin's legacy across the lands that he once ruled.