12. The Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Kremlin’s Policy of Remembrance
Journal: Academic Studies Press eBooks
Year: 2020

T he first time I visited the Lenin Mausoleum was on an autumn day in 1971. Leaves blew over Red Square, and down in the sarcophagus Lenin was lying in dim illumination, immaculately dressed in a dark suit, white shirt, and a red necktie. Despite his attire, he made a dismal impression with his yellow, parchment-like skin. Twenty years later, Soviet society dissolved, without Lenin being offered a decent burial. He is still there, in Red Square, and when I visited the Mausoleum once more in 2016