On January 21, 2016 (December 12, 2015 in the lunar calendar), Putin criticized Lenin for planting a time bomb for the country. Putin criticized Lenin. January 21, 2016 was the 92nd anniversary of Lenin's death. On the same day, Putin presided over a meeting of the Science Education Committee. "Putin discovered destructive errors in Lenin's theory." Russian News Network reported on the 22nd that Putin made a negative evaluation of revolutionary leader Lenin on the 21st, causing controversy in Russian society. Putin once again criticized Lenin. Following his criticism of Lenin's thoughts that led to the disintegration of the Soviet Union a few days ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin once again criticized Lenin on the 25th, accusing him of dividing the country's administrative regions according to ethnic groups and giving sovereign republics the right to withdraw from the Soviet Union, laying a time bomb for the country. Putin criticized Lenin. On the 25th, Putin met with a group of pro-government supporters in the southern city of Stavropol and criticized Lenin for planting a ticking time bomb for Russia. He accused Lenin's government of executing the last tsar's family and thousands of missionaries, and arbitrarily delimiting the internal borders of the Soviet Union, leaving hidden dangers for Russia. He also said that he still believed in communism, but although the concept was good, it was not realized as people thought at the time. Putin criticized Lenin and said: "A ticking time bomb has been planted under our country. Lenin supports this concept and believes that the establishment of the country and the Soviet Union is based on the complete equality of all members and the right to withdraw from the Soviet Union. This is our country." ticking time bomb." Putin criticizes Lenin Putin's evaluation of Lenin has aroused strong repercussions in Russian society, and the Russian Communist Party criticized Putin's statement. Regarding this debate, Russia's Interfax news agency reported on the 21st that President Putin's Press Secretary Peskov told reporters: "The president is only expressing his personal views and should not cause social unrest. Everyone, including the president, has the right to express their views on the role of Russian historical figures."