When, on ceremonial occasions, Stalin appeared at the top of the Lenin mausoleum in the Red Square, Lenin’s colossal tomb appeared to be only the pedestal for his successor.

The poets include Anna Akhmatova, communist Russia’s most regal, tragic and ill-treated writer; Osip Mandelstam, who perished in Stalin ... s version of Lenin’s Tomb! Additionally, the ...

Lonely Planet says, "Whether for the creepiness value or an interest in mummification, the granite tomb of Lenin is a must-see, especially since (if some people get their way) the former leader ...

George Weigel is puzzled over why the Russian Orthodox Church is cautioning against removing the pickled body of Lenin from his tomb on Red Square. Excerpt: A senior Catholic official deeply ...

Russian Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov speaks to the media after laying flowers to the tomb of late Soviet leader ... "Numerous testimonies given by Stalin's contemporaries speak of the ...