02.02.15 The protest "Science instead of religion!" of the left-wing activists was held In Gorki Leninskie /video/

As the press-service of the Association of Russian Lawyers for Human Rights reported, the specialists of the Association received a complaint from the director of the Museum-Preserve Gorki Leninskie in the Leninsky district of Moscow region about the construction of an Orthodox church at the entrance to the museum of Vladimir Lenin.

The construction is carried out almost in front of the Museum of Lenin. The activists of leftist movements also confirmed the information, the Association of Russian Lawyers for Human Rights said.

According to the activists, 01 February 2015 the protest "Science instead of religion!"  was held near the the entrance to the Museum-Preserve Gorki Leninskie. During the protest the activists expressed their attitude to construction, which violated the principle of the separation of church from the state in Russia. According to the activists, the posters of the activists were "Science instead of religion", "Do not touch Lenin, etc.

The Chairwoman of the Association of Russian Lawyers for Human Rights Maria Bast noted, that the complaint of Director of the museum and the complaint of the activists are under social control. The specialists of the Association will help to check the legality of the construction, which has raised concerns management of the reserve and protest of the activists. Also Maria Bast said, that the activists of leftist movements seen in the construction the attempt of the clerics to intervene in the social life of the country, which is unacceptable, and the absence of such intervention is guaranteed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Maria Bast also noted that the construction can be the cause of the different conflicts between groups of people with opposing views, the choice of location for the construction of the temple also not clear for the specialists.
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