Russian communists defy lockdown with Red Square parade for Lenin's 150th

Members and supporters of the Russian Communist Party unveil a monument to Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the town of Sayansk in Irkutsk region, Russia April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Evgeny Kozyrev

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Dozens of Russian communists defied Moscow's coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday by marching across Red Square to lay flowers outside Vladimir Lenin's tomb to mark 150 years since the birth of the Bolshevik leader.

Led by Gennady Zyuganov, head of Russia's Communist Party, a small group of people, some holding red flags, marched to the granite mausoleum where Lenin's embalmed body lies to pay their respects.