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former9thward

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17. Just Lenin now.

Reply to Rex (Reply #12)

Fri Jan 13, 2012, 09:14 PM

Jan 2012

I have been to the Lenin Mausoleum in Red Square. Lenin is there looking a ghostly white. Stalin used to be there but when he fell out of favor in the 50s they buried him directly behind the Mausoleum. He is first in line of communist leaders who are buried along side of the Kremlin including the only American, John Reed. I have also been to Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum in Hanoi. He looks weird and frozen. Such a waste of resources for poor countries.

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North Korea to display Kim Jong-il's body permanently (BBC) [View all] eppur_se_muova Jan 2012 OP

That is just disgusting. It's a husk, a shell. So stupid. nt MADem Jan 2012 #1

I didn't care to read the article but did NK mention Javaman Jan 2012 #2

Mao wanted to be cremated. His wife wanted that too. David__77 Jan 2012 #3

That's pretty interesting... Javaman Jan 2012 #5

Ho Chi Minh is still on display under a glass case mainer Jan 2012 #4

They must have shared their secrets with US ally, Philippine President Fernando Marco's wife: Judi Lynn Jan 2012 #13

I'm halfway surprised the rethugs didn't do that for Reagan Hugabear Jan 2012 #6

They wanted a way to reanimate his corpse sakabatou Jan 2012 #7

I always thought he WAS a reanimated corpse even when he was supposedly alive. smirkymonkey Jan 2012 #14

I wonder what percentage of communist (or even just "communist") leaders get displayed like that. Posteritatis Jan 2012 #8

Why Not Freeze him in Carbonite? Yavin4 Jan 2012 #9

Skipping over the morbidity, and into the realm of humanity, Thaddeus Kosciuszko Jan 2012 #10

Probably until they are able to... Fearless Jan 2012 #11

Emoticon Thaddeus Kosciuszko Jan 2012 #18

You know Stalin and Lenin shared a room Rex Jan 2012 #12

Just Lenin now. former9thward Jan 2012 #17

LOL. tabasco Jan 2012 #15

I'm thinking animotronic Kim. Old Troop Jan 2012 #16

Such a strange place treestar Jan 2012 #19

I'd bet that visitors to the memorial will be under surveillance JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #20

Kim Jong (eeew! that stinks!) n/t Earth_First Jan 2012 #21