On February 13, 2026, in Yakutsk, the Yakutia Communists won a court case challenging the renaming of Lenin Square to Republic Square.
On February 13, 2026, in Yakutsk, the Yakutia Communists won a court case challenging the renaming of Lenin Square to Republic Square.
On February 13, 2026, in Yakutsk, the Yakutia Communists won a court case challenging the renaming of Lenin Square to Republic Square.
The Yakutsk City Court, presided over by Judge Mikhail Makarov, heard Vyacheslav Kulichkin's administrative claim against the Yakutsk City Duma, "Contesting regulatory legal acts and acts containing clarifications of legislation and possessing regulatory properties," in an open court hearing. In simple terms, Vyacheslav Semenovich opposed the renaming of Lenin Square.
"By the court's decision of February 13, 2026, the claims of plaintiff Vyacheslav Semenovich Kulichkin were fully satisfied," said Mikhail Lukin, a young and talented lawyer who represented the communists in court. "Clause 2 of the Yakutsk City Duma's decision of February 26, 2025, No. RYaGD-14-4, 'On the assignment of names to elements of the street and road network within the territory of the Yakutsk Urban District in the area of Lenin Square and Republic Square,' was declared invalid."
As is known, last year, on May 26, 2025, secretaries of the Yakutsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Viktor Gubarev and Vyacheslav Kulichkin, filed an administrative lawsuit with the Supreme Court of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Despite his grave health, Viktor Nikolayevich participated in several court hearings, speaking out against the renaming of Lenin Square. After a severe and prolonged illness, he died on December 21, 2025. As a result, the court hearings were postponed several times.
Vyacheslav Kulichkin emphasized at the court hearing today that "this year has been declared the Year of Unity. The vast majority of Yakutians oppose the renaming of Lenin Square, so public opinion cannot be ignored. Concealing the great role of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin in the development of our country does not contribute to social cohesion. Today, the entire collective West has turned against Russia. Under these circumstances, we cannot distort the history of our homeland. Today, we must clench into a single fist."
The leader of the Yakut communists then resolutely stated that any attempt to belittle the leader of the world proletariat is a blow to our history and the interests of the state. Our shared task is to defend his great image from any attacks.
On February 13, 2026, the communists finally won! Frankly, many Yakutians, speaking out in defense of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Square and his memory, didn't believe the court would deliver a fair verdict. But it turns out there are still honest judges in Russia! So, not all is lost! Russia will awaken from its slumber!
I sincerely congratulate the communists, patriots, supporters of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, and all honest citizens of Yakutia on the restoration of justice! And I congratulate Vyacheslav Kulichkin on his first victory in the highly responsible position of First Secretary of the Yakutsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. The communists of Yakutia express their sincere gratitude to the intelligent and highly qualified lawyer Mikhail Lukin for his profound integrity!