In Belarus, November 7 is still the festive holiday. The ideologists of the Communist Party and the veterans do not forget to celebrate it. Ordinary citizens do not notice it almost forgetting about its existence.

Official newspapers were quick to print Polochans official congratulations on behalf of government officials and MPs. Factory newspaper of "Polotsk-Glass" congratulated employees and veterans of the enterprise. "Largely due to the better to bring those events subsequently formed our government, and Belarusians became full owners of their land. And it allows us to celebrate the October Revolution Day as a national holiday ... "- wrote the newspaper" Labor change. "

The journalist of the "Dialogue" asked the opinion of the workers.

Olga, the operator of the production of "Fiberglass":

- Today I went to the bank, and it turned out that it did not work - closed. I quite forgot that on November 7 - the day of the revolution, a holiday. And people do not talk about the holiday, more and more of the low salary. What salary this month less than in the past ...

The duty engineer Nikolay:

- Today I worked in the shift, so no one remembered that today is a holiday revolution. One happy that payment in this day a double ...

But ideologists speak very differently.

Vasily Trafimenko, deputy director of the UKP "Polotsk-bargaining" for ideological work:

- In Soviet times, this festival was celebrated in a big way , now - is much more modest. But the fact that the Day of the October Revolution is not removed from the list of holiday dates - rightly so, because in October 1917 brought many good changes. At the time, I like a communist, as an officer studied the works of VI Lenin. I regret that fluently . At home I have a complete collection of his writings. In his spare time, take a little volume , carefully reread and wonder of wisdom and foresight of the revolutionary leader - his thoughts and ideas are more relevant now .

Veterans in Polotsk not forget to lay flowers to the two monuments of Lenin, one of which is located near the railway station , the other on the avenue Skarina .

On the avenue Scorina in Polotsk

There Polotsk residents have fun riddle: "Where in Polotsk warmer - on the avenue Scorina or train station? Answer: on the avenue warmer, there Lenin in his jacket, and at the station - Lenin's coat. "

At Polotsk Station

Twenty years ago, in Polotsk had two more monuments to Lenin, but was demolished. One was on the territory of "Glass", the second around the first of the school. Now, on the site of the monument erected by the school boat with red sails.

Here was a statue of Lenin. School number 1 in Polotsk

Even earlier, in the 50s, around the school number 1 was a monument to Stalin, from which there is only a pedestal. Decaying pedestal now modestly covered decorative shrub.

The pedestal

The inhabitants of Polotsk now at a premium merchant monument that stands near the House of trade. As a joke Polochans, a monument to the money changers, because there is always possible to exchange dollars.

Monument to the merchant in Polotsk

Alexander Morozov, Dialogue