Construction of Lenin's Temporary Mausoleum
A temporary but elaborate wooden mausoleum was quickly built on Red Square in Moscow to hold Vladimir Lenin's Body following his death in 1924. The mausoleum proved immensely popular with tourists, and in 1930 the construction of a new stone tomb on the same site was finished, kept in this tomb Lenin's body could be preserved for longer and seen by many more people
Picture No
10634463
Media ID
47476255
Size
5206px x 3604px
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Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/Alexander Meledin
Source
Alexander Meledin Collection
Date
1924
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