These final resting places are noteworthy for their displays of devotion, over-the-top imagery, and/or their famous residents.

Lenin and the Leagues of Struggle… this could be a bibliophile’s version of Lenin’s Tomb! Additionally, the darkened hall beside the library forcefully demands the visitor’s attention for ...

On 6 October 1993, a guard of honor was transferred from the Lenin Mausoleum to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexandrov Garden by a decree of Kremlin Commandant Mikhail Barsukov. In 2017 ...

But in their heavy winter boots the citizens of Moscow trudged across Red Square, past Lenin’s tomb. Whether or not Lenin’s remains were still in it, the tomb was still a symbol. Other ...