https://freerepublic.com/tag/volodin/ en-us Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:14:35 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376084/posts MOSCOW, April 22 (Reuters) - The veteran leader of Russia's Communist Party has warned parliament that the ​country's faltering economy risks stoking a 1917-style revolution and that the government needs to take urgent measures to correct ‌its course. Gennady Zyuganov, 81, issued his warning to a plenary session of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, ahead of a parliamentary election due in September, according to a recording of his speech posted on the Duma's official website. "We’re doing everything we can to support (President Vladimir) Putin and his ​strategy and policies, but you (the government) are not listening,"... Reuters https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376084/posts#comment Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:14:35 GMT