FRANK SESNO, CNN ANCHOR: In Russia, meanwhile, May Day celebrations echoed the sounds of the past. CNN's Steve Harrigan reports.</s>STEVE HARRIGAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Flags ready for another march: the same songs, the same faces, the same slogan.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): Workers of the world unite on May 1 to defend their rights.</s>HARRIGAN: Among the red flags and red flowers, a call for a return to a country that no longer exists, the Soviet Union. It is a march into the past. (on camera): Communism in Russia today is a party for senior citizens, one that gets smaller every year. (voice-over): That's why most Russians who have a dacha spend May Day in the country.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): There was a time for demonstrations. Now it seems a lot better if I work in my garden. It's more satisfying.</s>HARRIGAN: The debate for Mikhail Zhukov (ph) and his neighbors: How much of their 600 square meters to use for potatoes? How much for flowers?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): We were brought up to believe in communism. Now we don't believe in anything without checking it for ourselves.</s>HARRIGAN: From food to electric power, the workers of this world fend for themselves. Steve Harrigan, CNN, Moscow.
Communists Celebrate May Day in Russia