He quotes Putin as saying: “As far as the form of the burial is concerned, they used the one that is also used in Orthodox Christianity – he lies a meter and a half below the ground level.

Marx never spoke a greater truism than this. And recall Lenin’s statement: “Hatred is the basis of communism.” The essence of Christianity is love, rooted in a loving God.

The letter, which attempts to link quotes from Vladimir Lenin to recent domestic actions or events, is a list of accusations in search of some support — none of which Solis found.