The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, stated at the meeting with the Governor of Ulyanovsk, Alexei Ruskikh, that the memory of Vladimir Lenin is treated with special respect in their country. As "BelTA" agency reports, the leader of Belarus referred to the historical commonalities of the two countries, in particular the Soviet period and the founder of the USSR, Vladimir Lenin (Ulyanov), in whose honor RF Ulyanov was named. the region of "Nevertheless, as a person of the old school, I adhere to the approach that the leader of our state was Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. Despite all the shortcomings and mistakes (and Belarus has reasons to complain about the initial period of his activity), we treat that figure with great respect and reverence," Lukashenko explained.