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Lenin Lab: the team keeping the first Soviet leader embalmed

• cpb 10y ago
  Too bad there is no mention of Popes and Saints. The Catholic church believes they are preserved because of their holiness. More likely a conspiracy of embalmers.
• to3m 10y ago
  Another option: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bentham#Death_and_the_auto-icon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bentham#Death_and_the_a... Bentham's head is a waxwork. As well as being lower-maintenance, this could also be for aesthetic reasons: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/jeremy-bentham/about/bentham-head https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/jeremy-bentham/about/bentham-h...
• PeterisP 10y ago
  The article goes into some detail on how, but it doesn't answer why? Why not let him rest in peace and be finally properly buried?
  • 0xcde4c3db 10y ago
    Lenin was an ardent atheist and materialist who believed in the power of human perception. This is arguably far more of a proper burial for him than a traditional Christian burial would be.
    • PeterisP 10y ago
      Then cremate him and shoot the ashes in orbit while chanting Marxist doctrines or whatever - he still deserves a burial, not becoming a permanent exhibit in a freakshow.