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    Lenin's Mausoleum - Wikipedia

    • Lenin's Mausoleum (from 1953 to 1961 Lenin's and Stalin's Mausoleum) (Russian: Мавзолей Ленина, romanized: Mavzoley Lenina, IPA: [məvzɐˈlʲej ˈlʲenʲɪnə]), also known as Lenin's Tomb, is a mausoleum located at Red Square in Moscow, Russia. It serves as the resting place of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, whose preserved body has been on publi… See more

    History

    Two days after Vladimir Lenin's death on 21 January 1924, architect Alexey Shchusev was tasked with building a … See more

    Architectural features

    In January 1925, the Presidium of the Central Executive Committee announced an international competition to design a stone tomb for Lenin's body. The commission received 117 suggestions and sketches. Among the… See more

    Preserving the body

    One of the main problems the embalmers faced was the appearance of dark spots on Lenin's body, especially on the face and hands. They managed to solve the problem by the use of a variety of different reagents. While worki… See more

    Lenin Mausoleum | History, Description, & Facts | Britannica
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    Lenin's Mausoleum is open to the public on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00–13:00. Entrance is free of charge. Visitors are required to show respect whilst inside the tomb: phot… See more

    Proposals for burial

    Since 1991 there has been discussion about moving Lenin's body to the Kremlin Wall Necropolis. Russian President Boris Yeltsin, with the support of the Russian Orthodox Church, intended to close the mausoleu… See more

    External links

    • Virtual Mausoleum Archived 16 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine See more

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