Chavez Calls for Revival of Leninism in Russia

Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez, visiting in Moscow, has called on Russians to revive the ideals of the founder of the Soviet Union:

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday told Russians they should revere and revive the ideas of the Soviet Union's founder Vladimir Lenin. "We should remember Vladimir Lenin and come back to his ideas, especially when it comes to anti-imperialism," Chavez told the audience at the opening of a Moscow cultural center named for the South American revolutionary hero Simon Bolivar

Well, Thugo, you are well on your way to achieving your ideal of a Marxist-Leninist society in Venezuela. You are making sure that all media outlets are owned by the government or that they will kowtow to your official line. You are suspending the democratic processes, nationalizing industry, and trampling on civil liberties.

So what is next, the Venezuelan equivalent of Vorkuta?

But don't be surprised if the people in Russia and other former marxist states find your ideas less than appealing. They have lived that nightmare.