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Russian club pays tribute to Lenin with special kit on his 149th birthday

Russian club pays tribute to Lenin with special kit on his 149th birthday

Volga Ulyanovsk, a club in the third tier of Russian football, have paid tribute to political leader Vladimir Lenin (born Vladimir Ulyanov) with a special kit to mark the Soviet leader's 149th birthday. 

Lenin was born in Ulyanovsk and therefore the club saw it fit to pay tribute to him. 

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