Gennady Zyuganov, the Russian Communist Party's chairman, stated on Wednesday that Jesus Christ was the world's first Communist and condemned plans to cancel May Day celebrations due to Orthodox Easter celebrations.

"Christ was the new era's first Communist. He lifted his voice in support of the impoverished, sick, and hungry, as well as everyone else in distress, "said Zyuganov, who has been the party's leader since 1995.

"And he would have joined us if he had been alive," he added.

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May Day celebrations would not be cancelled, according to Zyuganov, who said that Orthodox Easter, which occurs on May 1 this year, "does not contradict workers' solidarity."

Many people would prefer to spend Easter with their families, thus a number of Russian areas have announced intentions to cancel their traditional marches and demonstrations on May 1, which is officially known in the country as Day of Spring and Labor.&nbsp;

His remarks come as the Communist Party of Russia campaigns for seats in the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, in the parliamentary election scheduled for September 17-19.

During the Soviet era, when the communist government practised state atheism, such a declaration would have been unheard of.

However, the government has built relations with the Russian Orthodox Church in the post-Soviet years, particularly in the last decade of President Vladimir Putin's administration.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

Gennady Zyuganov, the Russian Communist Party's chairman, stated on Wednesday that Jesus Christ was the world's first Communist and condemned plans to cancel May Day celebrations due to Orthodox Easter celebrations.

Gennady Zyuganov, the Russian Communist Party's chairman, stated on Wednesday that Jesus Christ was the world's first Communist and condemned plans to cancel May Day celebrations due to Orthodox Easter celebrations. "Christ was the new era's first Communist. He lifted his voice in support of the impoverished, sick, and hungry, as well as everyone else in distress, "said Zyuganov, who has been the party's leader since 1995. "And he would have joined us if he had been alive," he added. Just KPRF leader Gennady Zyuganov saying Jesus Christ was "the world's first communist" while wearing his favourite party-branded Nike jacket pic.twitter.com/31lsTMzns6 — Francis Scarr (@francska1) September 2, 2021 × May Day celebrations would not be cancelled, according to Zyuganov, who said that Orthodox Easter, which occurs on May 1 this year, "does not contradict workers' solidarity." Many people would prefer to spend Easter with their families, thus a number of Russian areas have announced intentions to cancel their traditional marches and demonstrations on May 1, which is officially known in the country as Day of Spring and Labor. His remarks come as the Communist Party of Russia campaigns for seats in the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, in the parliamentary election scheduled for September 17-19. During the Soviet era, when the communist government practised state atheism, such a declaration would have been unheard of. However, the government has built relations with the Russian Orthodox Church in the post-Soviet years, particularly in the last decade of President Vladimir Putin's administration. (With inputs from agencies)

Christ was first Communist, would have joined us: Russian Marxist leader Zyuganov

Russian authorities raided the apartment of opposition activist Andrei Pivovarov on Tuesday a day after he was hauled off a plane and taken into custody as part of a broader crackdown on critics of the Kremlin. 
 
Police removed Pivovarov, director of Open Russia, a now defunct opposition group linked to exiled former oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, from a flight that was about to take off to Warsaw from St. Petersburg`s Pulkovo airport late on Monday. 
 
His team said police questioned him, searched his apartment and opened a criminal case against him on Tuesday for allegedly violating Russia`s legislation on "undesirable organisations". 
 
"These situations show us that they are afraid of us, and we are a majority," Pivovarov`s Twitter account said. 
 
The Investigative Committee in the southern region of Krasnodar said in a statement it had opened a case over an online post from August 2020 that called for the public to support the Open Russia organisation, the Interfax news agency reported. 
 
It did not give details of the post, nor name Pivovarov, but gave the same charges that his team cited. 
 
Russia declared the London-based Open Russia group "undesirable" in 2017, effectively banning its activities. Its allies in Russia continued their activism under a separate legal entity to try to protect themselves from prosecution. 
 
The group folded its activities in Russia last week to prevent its supporters from facing criminal prosecution as parliament prepares to adopt legislation that would increase criminal liability for anyone who cooperates with "undesirable organisations". 
 
Russia says the law is needed to protect its national security and stave off external interference. 
 
Pivovarov`s detention drew international attention. 
 
"As the international community, we should react to what is happening in civil society in Russia," Deputy Polish Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz told state-run broadcaster TVP Info. 
 
"..We have to thoroughly analyse the situation. If it turns out from these analyses, including legal ones, that there have been violations of specific regulations, or customary behaviour in aviation then of course we will react." 
 
In a separate incident on Tuesday, opposition politician Dmitry Gudkov said police were searching a cottage he was staying at outside the city of Kolomna. 
 
He said police had also targeted former and current members of his staff. 
 
"I don`t know the formal reason for this," Gudkov wrote on the Telegram social media platform. "But the real (reason) is clear." 
 
Gudkov`s father Gennady, also critical of the Kremlin, described the searches as "a special operation to eliminate Gudkov`s team".

Russian authorities raided the apartment of opposition activist Andrei Pivovarov on Tuesday a day after he was hauled off a plane and taken into custody as part of a broader crackdown on critics of the Kremlin.

Russian authorities raided the apartment of opposition activist Andrei Pivovarov on Tuesday a day after he was hauled off a plane and taken into custody as part of a broader crackdown on critics of the Kremlin. Police removed Pivovarov, director of Open Russia, a now defunct opposition group linked to exiled former oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, from a flight that was about to take off to Warsaw from St. Petersburg`s Pulkovo airport late on Monday. His team said police questioned him, searched his apartment and opened a criminal case against him on Tuesday for allegedly violating Russia`s legislation on "undesirable organisations". "These situations show us that they are afraid of us, and we are a majority," Pivovarov`s Twitter account said. The Investigative Committee in the southern region of Krasnodar said in a statement it had opened a case over an online post from August 2020 that called for the public to support the Open Russia organisation, the Interfax news agency reported. It did not give details of the post, nor name Pivovarov, but gave the same charges that his team cited. Russia declared the London-based Open Russia group "undesirable" in 2017, effectively banning its activities. Its allies in Russia continued their activism under a separate legal entity to try to protect themselves from prosecution. The group folded its activities in Russia last week to prevent its supporters from facing criminal prosecution as parliament prepares to adopt legislation that would increase criminal liability for anyone who cooperates with "undesirable organisations". Russia says the law is needed to protect its national security and stave off external interference. Pivovarov`s detention drew international attention. "As the international community, we should react to what is happening in civil society in Russia," Deputy Polish Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz told state-run broadcaster TVP Info. "..We have to thoroughly analyse the situation. If it turns out from these analyses, including legal ones, that there have been violations of specific regulations, or customary behaviour in aviation then of course we will react." In a separate incident on Tuesday, opposition politician Dmitry Gudkov said police were searching a cottage he was staying at outside the city of Kolomna. He said police had also targeted former and current members of his staff. "I don`t know the formal reason for this," Gudkov wrote on the Telegram social media platform. "But the real (reason) is clear." Gudkov`s father Gennady, also critical of the Kremlin, described the searches as "a special operation to eliminate Gudkov`s team".

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Christ was first Communist, would have joined us: Russian Marxist leader Zyuganov

Russian activist has home raided after being hauled off plane