AFP MOSCOW"The party is dying." Or so thought top Russia's Leninists on Feb. 14 as they marked the 10-year anniversary of a post-Soviet revival of the grand old Communist Party after its brief ban by former President Boris Yeltsin.Russia's communists remain an enigmatic force on the eve of parliamentary elections in December. They are the country's largest party but a marginal power in government decision-making.Their leader Gennady Zyuganov lacks charisma but wields ultimate control within party ranks even though his presidential ambitions are unlikely to ever bear fruit.And they have been...
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