Children about Lenin. Loved it.

Lenin and the stove. Lenin and milkmaids with steelworkers. Finally, Lenin and the children. The last picture is especially affecting: a good-natured old man (beard, rays at the eyes, etc.) in the circle of the children. His wise baldness shines among the blond and curly heads of children. They torture him about a bright future - he carte-confidently replies: "We are going with the Great Doghog, comrades!" But... this picture is from a beautiful faraway.
On the 136th anniversary of the Leader, what does the younger generation know about the most human being? Who is he to them? Are they aware of their role in history? The results of the survey on the topic “Lenin is...”, conducted at our request in the Moscow school No. 686 (from the 1st to the 11th grade), we were surprised and shocked. We understand how the new generation is far from the leader.

Anecdote of the Day
For the birthday of V.I. Lenin in television advertising appeared:
- sausage "Member of the Council of People's Commissars";
- powder "The Ashes of Ilyich";
Three bedroom bed "Lenin with us".

So, Lenin is ... (printed with author's spelling and punctuation. - M.R.)

Lenin - a matimatic, or grouse, near the shop
Dasha T., 1 "A" class.

I know that's a man's last name. They write songs about Lenin.
Masha C., 1 "A" class.

Human. He's an artist.
Nikita P., 1 "A" class.

He's already dead. He's got a cleaver. He was rolled into a mummy in 1924.
Nastya S., 1 "A" class.

But he's wearing a hat and he's human. Monument that's far from us.
Tanya B., 1 "A" class.

Lenin is a fantasist. No idea.
Zarina M., 2 "A" class.

Lenin is a composer.
Daria C., 2 "A" class.

(a) I think Lenin is a mathematician.
(b) I know all the subway was made by Lenin.
Sonya D., 2 B class.

This is the one who made the galabic revolution in the history of the ray.
This is a man from Ulyanovsk who chased and killed the tsar, that is, atamstiel for his brother.
Egor G., 2 "B" class.

A great conqueror.
He overthrew many kings.
Arina T., 2 "B" class.

Lenin was stopped and taken by train to a city. And then his estate began to be called buildings.
Alesha S., 2 "A" class.

Lenin is a cosmonaut.
Alexander E., 2 "A" class.

I don't know who Lenin is.
Paul Z., 2 "A" class.

Lenin was the ruler of the USSR. As far as I know, he was tough. He had a stern look that everyone feared. When he smiled, everyone laughed. He was a strange ruler.
Valya B., 4 "A" class.

He was a resident of Lenengrad. After Lenin's death, the city was named not Leningrad, but St. Petersburg.
Christina O., 4 B class.

Lenin was the priest. He was not a very good man, because he took money from the rich and gave it to the poor and everyone was poor. He also made a revolution.
Ulyana P., 4 "B" class.

1. He was an evil president of Russia.
2. He lived 87 years!
3. He rarely wrote!
4. He didn't love anyone but himself.
5. He also killed his loved ones.
6. An evil man who shot people.
B.K., 4 "A" class.

1. Lenin was the President.
2. During Lenen’s time, communal apartments were built on Taganka. But now they have their own apartments.
Tanya A., Class 4 A.

1. Lenin is a man who has lived a life! By the way, in the USSR!!!
Sasha P., Class 4 A.

1. First, a human. Lenin can be called a hero because he won the war. And now Lenin is dead. There was a ruler!
Pauline A., Class 4 A.

1. The ruler of the USSR (former).
2. He was very strict and bloodthirsty. In World War II he was the Generalisimus of the Russian Army.
Dmitri V., 5 "A" class.

1. A bastard and a bastard (he is worse than a bastard, much).
2. I know that he destroyed half the Russian churches, killed those who believed in God and those who opposed him.
Varya V., 5 "A" class.

In my opinion, Lenin is a two-faced man, first he helped Moscow and then betrayed our homeland! My family doesn't treat him very well. Although his father, Herman, was a good man.
Masha L., 5 B class.

I know that Lenin was a good man. He was poisoned. His body was preserved because he had been plastered.
Nastya V., 5 "B" class.

Lenin is a man who made a revolution. He executed a lot of people. Someone killed him (like an aunt). And he pointed his hand into the distance and said, "Come..." Go ahead.
Lisa R., 5th grade.

Lenin was the grandfather who made the revolution. He helped the poor and took property from the rich. I don't know how he died, but he's a bad uncle.
Sonia O., 5th grade.

Lenin is a democrat or a communist. Now lies in the Mausoleum, the city of Leningrad is named after him, he made a revolution, he also invented that all people are equal.
Stepan D., 6 "A" class.

Leader of the proletariat. The great tyrant who raised the Bolsheviks. Lenin is nothing to me. I think he is no better than Hitler and Stalin. People think of him as a great leader, but I think of him as a tyrant and a fool.
No signature, 7th grade.

The only thing I know is that Lenin went to the dachas. He was accompanied by a woman (I don't remember his name), and he rode on a sleigh or horses. I heard that Lenin created a revolution. But I don't know whether it's true or not.
Alina B., 7 "A" class.

Lenin is a Russian ruler. He lived and ruled during the USSR. If I'm not mistaken, he was a member of Komsomol. I just realized how little I know about the people who shaped my homeland!
Daria D., 7 "A" class.

Lenin was a famous man who invested in the development of the Soviet Union.
Danila D., 7 "B" class.

He had a nanny - Arina Rodionovna.
Varvara V., 8 "B" class.

Lenin founded the Bolshevik Party and fled the tsarist authorities. Founded the newspaper “Iskra” abroad, rode on an armadillo, was Secretary General, died in 1924, a poor man, just a good family man, was married to Krupskaya, rested in Gorki (village), lies in the Mausoleum.
Kirill K., 9 "B" class.

Lenin is already dead. He died and appointed Stalin in his place. In the 9th grade history textbook.
Ilya K., 9 "A" class.

I answer 2 questions in one. Lenin is a man! He's much bigger than a human. He is the only one who guided the Russians and the peoples of the USSR on the right path. He carried out not only a military revolution, but also a spiritual one. He is on a par with Che Guevara breaks records for the sale of T-shirts. If the politicians now align themselves with Lenin, our political system will become much more organized.
Alexey P., 9 "A" class.

In general, I know little about Lenin as a man, mainly what he did as a “leader.” At least as a child I was always told that Lenin was evil. Somehow that thought stuck in my head. I don't know if that's my opinion or if I've been inspired.
Dasha S., 9 B class.

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the surname of Ulyanov is a great reformer. With the help of a revolution paid for by the Germans/fascists, he overthrew the monarchy. He was an atheist and burned churches and executed priests.
He was the leader of the Communist Party. But for all his stiffness and harshness, all his life (almost) was madly in love with a polka named Armand. He also had a brother Sasha... He wanted to kill the king, but he was caught.
Amina N., 10 "A" class.

Leader of the Bolshevik Party... First leader of the USSR. He joined the revolutionary movement after the arrest and death of his brother. Finished the theological gymnasium perfectly. Died at 24.
Katya S., 11th grade.

Adults who know who Lenin is

Vladimir VINOCUR, artist:
- What surprises you about these answers? Our older generation was zombified. We were taught for a long time who Lenin was. Some of us will say that Lenin is the leader of the world proletariat, the happiness of the Soviet people. It's the opposite.
A monster, a murderer, a German spy. The information about this man reached the youth is very scarce. It is sad that young people do not know the history of their country. The fact that children answer questions in this way is a problem. But the problem is not our children, but the state.

Vyacheslav Nikonov, President of the Politics Foundation:
- The younger generation is not interested in history. In addition, textbooks are written in such a way that it is difficult to separate the grain from the chaff. And we Russians are Ivans who do not remember kinship. This, of course, reduces our potential in the geopolitical space. The prestige of our country does not add such answers.

Armen Jigarhanyan, actor:
- Some people say that we should not forget our history. It's on duty, cheap! First of all, everyone should not forget about their soul! Only then will we get to something. And history should be dealt with by historians, professionals. I think we live in a world of ignorance.

Sergey Kazarnovskiy, Director of School No. 686:
- At the turn of the century, I asked high school students to remember at least one pioneer hero. As “experts”, they did not hesitate to pour into the common cauldron everything they remembered, heard or even read. As a result, almost Astafievsky “bersh” was born – Pavlik Matrosov, who sent his father to embrasure. It's not stupidity, it's not perverse fantasy, it's not banter. It's time!
Children’s texts about Lenin are also a reflection of our time, the Brownian movement in our brains. These are all of us, separated by “barriers”, “talk shows” and ranked by VTsIOM polls. The oldest authors were born at the end of perestroika. The youngest are after default. But children are like us: someone knows nothing, someone has a cocktail in their head, prepared by the media, someone is religiously aggressive, and someone has not signed his harsh lyrics. But most importantly, they try to speak their own way. That's what I envy and want to keep in them.
As for Lenin and all this history... This year, a Unified State History Examination was introduced for all entering universities. Interesting!

Moscow Komsomolets
22.04.2006