(7 Nov 2017) Thousands of Russian Communist Party members and supporters marched across downtown Moscow on Tuesday to mark the centennial of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, even as the Russian government is ignoring the anniversary.
Participants in the march walked across the city's main Tverskaya Street downtown and rallied in front of the Bolshoi Theatre.
During Soviet times, 7 November was commemorated as a major state holiday, with grand military parades and demonstrations on Red Square.
Russia stopped celebrating it after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, but the Communists continue to honour the date.
The government's reluctance to recognise the still-polarising event reflects deep divisions over the revolution in Russian society.
A recent nationwide poll showed public opinion on whether the revolution was positive or negative for the country split almost evenly.
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