njohnson747
03-20-07, 07:50 PM
These are rare and relatively recent photographs of Lenin's embalmed body being removed from it's tomb(!) and treated during it's bi-annual cleaning by Russian technicians. The pictures speak for themselves. Grisly stuff for sure - but fascinating.
The strange history of Lenin's tomb and his preserved corpse can be found here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin%27s_Mausoleum).
You may not see anything more bizarre during your internet browsing today. Check these pics out:
The tomb (in Moscow's Red Square). Boring I know - but it gets better...
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7910/26502632qh7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
The Tomb Door (does this feel like a Russian horror movie yet?)
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/3040/95891086om3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
It's Vladimir Lenin, everybody! His embalmed corpse has been on public display in the tomb since the year he died in 1924. Now it's time for some cleaning...
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/5943/33364672ht1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Notice how Lenin's genitalia has been covered from the camera's view. Very thoughtful.
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/6585/93390029fw8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Comrades - put some fooking gloves on for heaven's sake!
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9976/67580811sk8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7616/37983299vx9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
All dressed up and ready to paint the town red, comrades!
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1867/10vu8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
The final product.
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/9365/11ia5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/5336/12bp9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
source (http://englishrussia.com/?p=659)
The strange history of Lenin's tomb and his preserved corpse can be found here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin%27s_Mausoleum).
You may not see anything more bizarre during your internet browsing today. Check these pics out:
The tomb (in Moscow's Red Square). Boring I know - but it gets better...
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7910/26502632qh7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
The Tomb Door (does this feel like a Russian horror movie yet?)
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/3040/95891086om3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
It's Vladimir Lenin, everybody! His embalmed corpse has been on public display in the tomb since the year he died in 1924. Now it's time for some cleaning...
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/5943/33364672ht1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Notice how Lenin's genitalia has been covered from the camera's view. Very thoughtful.
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/6585/93390029fw8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Comrades - put some fooking gloves on for heaven's sake!
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9976/67580811sk8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7616/37983299vx9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
All dressed up and ready to paint the town red, comrades!
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1867/10vu8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
The final product.
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/9365/11ia5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/5336/12bp9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
source (http://englishrussia.com/?p=659)