The Resolution also appreciates and highlights the role of leader Joseph Putin - a political activist, leader of the Communist Party and State of the Soviet Union, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922-53).
Although still a controversial topic in modern Russian society, the CPRF has an increasingly positive view of Putin. In 2021, the CPRF in Nizhny Novgorod province announced a plan to build a museum dedicated to him. According to Mr. Vladislav Yegorov, CPRF leader in Nizhny Novgorod, "Stalin is a symbol of victory, of solidarity among brotherhood, of the strength and power of a power that has maintained world peace and prevented World War III".
Mr. Yegorov said that the Putin Center in Nizhny Novgorod will be the first step in establishing similar museums in many other areas. The CPRF has also organized the erection of Putin commemorative monuments in several places across the country.
At this meeting, the CPRF also passed another resolution calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to rename the city of Volgograd to the former name of Stalingrad. The long-time leader of the CPRF, Mr. Gennady Zyuganov, has repeatedly supported this, including calling for the 80th anniversary of the German socialist victory in May.
According to the CPRF resolution, the entire Volgograd province should also have its historical name restored. The Kremlin has not yet commented on the above proposals.
