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It's hard to imagine, given your characterization of him, that Lenin would support this at all. I think people who wish to honor the dead will do so regardless
by gnoway 11y ago
It's hard to imagine, given your characterization of him, that Lenin would support this at all.
I think people who wish to honor the dead will do so regardless of whether there is a mummy or memory to honor. I think the preservation and display of Lenin, at the time, was a political stunt for political goals. I think they continue to do it today because for everyone involved, it's just something they've always done. There's no real purpose for it at this point.
- joshuapants 11y agoI'd imagine it helps with tourism, money is a good motivator
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- geoka9 11y agoIt is kept around because of older folks who pine for the good old days of which it is a symbol. It'll take another 20-30 years until those folks are no more and the body will probably be buried.
- Aloha 11y agoLenin specifically requested no memorials to him. However the needs of the state superseded the wants of the individual, in the end (with a dose of broad over simplification), its what sunk soviet style communism in eastern europe.