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A Greek priest walks past an image…

A Greek priest walks past an image of the late Russian leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin trimming the beard of Saint Lucas which is painted on the wall of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Virgin in Axioupolis, northern Greece. The painting has offended traditionalists, who have threatened legal action to have Lenin’s image removed.

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