Reflecting on Perestroika: Zyuganov Calls for Learning from History.

Gennady Zyuganov from the Communist Party said happy 40 years of Perestroika to Russia. He said it showed how not to do changes and what happens when you leave socialism. This was on the party's website.

People got red flowers and free newspapers called 'Pravda'. Zyuganov said we should learn from the past to do well later. He wants people to learn from Perestroika.

Some people were confused by the celebration. But most agreed that learning from mistakes is good, even if those mistakes broke the country. It is important to reflect on history.

Zyuganov hopes Russians now can make a strong country with fairness and communism. Then, he sang a song with a man playing music. The musician wore a shirt with Joseph Stalin on it.