LENIN: Key point in time

Next month will be interesting because April will be the 100th anniversary of Lenin’s successful entry into Russia, and in six months was supreme ruler. Lenin then expanded the empire through threats and extreme violence. The Communist are planning on honoring Lenin and I’m looking forward to seeing how Putin honors him. Not only are there statues of him everywhere, but they have Lenin’s body embalmed in a display case.

Not so with the breakaway satellite countries; they torn him down. Also in April, PBS is showing a program about the archaeological find of the escape tunnel the prisoners of Ponar crematorium used. Now they have verifiable evidence of the legend. April will be my 52nd wedding anniversary.

HIRAM MADLAND

Coeur d’Alene