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Russian President Vladimir Putin kept his USSR Communist Party membership card; has soft spot for socialist ideals
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday revealed he has kept his USSR Communist Party membership card, and still has a soft spot for socialist ideals.
“I didn't throw out my party card, I didn't burn it,” said Putin, a former KGB agent in East Germany, at a meeting with supporters, quoted by Interfax news agency. “My card is lying round somewhere.”
To older Russians, holding onto a Soviet Communist party card — once compulsory for top officials — shows a degree of nostalgia for the previous regime.
“I wasn't a party member through necessity. I can't say I was totally an ideological Communist but I did really treasure it (the card),” said Putin, pointing out that he served for nearly 20 years in the “armed wing of the party”.
Putin — who has revived some Soviet traditions and state controls over his years ruling Russia — said that he still “really likes” the ideals of communism, even if they were not implemented properly by Soviet leaders …. http://news.yahoo.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2016/01/russian-president-vladimir-putin-kept.html
