Penza, 22 January 2016. PenzaNews. A series of events took place in nearly every area of the Penza region on Thursday, January 21 – the 92th anniversary of the death of Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the world’s first socialist state.

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As per the tradition, several dozens of people came to the Lenin monument at the central square of Penza city by the regional government building, to honor the legacy of the leader of the international proletariat movement.

The flower-laying ceremony was preceded by a series of speeches from Dmitry Filyaev, first secretary of the Penza city CPRF committee; Ninel Novoseltseva, long-standing member of the party, chairman of the staff committee for the regional CPRF granch; Margarita Abramova, head of the regional department of the women’s union “Hope of Russia”; and Georgy Kamnev, leader of Penza Communists, deputy of the regional Legislative Assembly.

In particular, the first secretary of the CPRF regional committee highlighted the achievements of Vladimir Lenin and his contribution to international and Russian history, stressing that the modern times call for a detailed study of the Bolshevik experience and the legacy of Soviet authority.

During his speech, Georgy Kamnev also described in detail the current issues in Russia, a country that he said is currently in a deep crisis.

The regional parliament deputy proposed to replace the liberal agenda of the Russian government with the experience of Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin who achieved notable success in development of industry, agriculture, culture, and education.

The event in Penza took place without any incidents, none of the people who took part in it were detained by the police, the press service of the CPRF regional committee informed PenzaNews agency.

“As for the court verdict of 2 December 2015, under which three CPRF activists were fined 10,000 rubles for laying flowers to the Lenin monument on April 22, we say this sentence is unjust. It has been appealed, and the appeal will be reviewed in the nearest future,” the regional committee said.