How Lenin was mummified: Disgusting political games
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin died on January 21, 1924. Lenin is the leader of the Bolshevik party, which seized power in 1917 and held it during the brutal Civil War. Akhar.az provides readers with information about what happened after Lenin's death with reference to Kanha.az. Ilić was seriously ill during the last years of his life. Since the spring of 1923, he was almost unable to work. His condition was so bad that he had virtually lost his ability to work. After death, a completely unusual fate awaited the leader of the world proletariat. Lenin was not buried. His body was put on display in a special mausoleum. Lenin never wanted to be embalmed. His widow also opposes this issue after the leader's death. Many high-ranking Bolsheviks also do not accept talk of mummification.
In the fall of 1923, Lenin's condition worsened. At the meeting of the Political Bureau, Ilyich's posthumous fate is discussed. Stalin suggests not to bury Lenin. Considering the request of his comrades in the province, his corpse should be preserved for display to future generations. This proposal caused serious debate among many members of the Politburo. First, it was brutal. Because the Bolsheviks were Marxists and did not believe in any religion. Why did they have to create a new cult? Second, Lenin had never had such a desire and would probably have reacted strongly to such an idea. Third, Lenin rejected all religions, and this proposal meant making a cult out of Ilyich. The vast majority of the Politburo: Kamenev, Trotsky, Zinoviev and Bukharin opposed this proposal. They called this idea crazy. There were few supporters of Stalin's proposal, and they did not address the issue until Lenin's death. Lenin died on January 21, 1924. The State Burial Commission headed by Dzerzhinsky was established. Delegations from all regions of the country went to say goodbye to Lenin. Even the communist parties and movements of foreign countries sent their representatives to Moscow. Aviation service was not so highly developed at that time. For this reason, it became known that many representatives will not make it to the funeral. At that time, a decision was made to keep Lenin's body. Of course, it was planned to keep Lenin's body temporarily.
After Lenin's death, the architect Shusev was urgently called to the Kremlin. The architect was to build a temporary wooden mausoleum on Golden Square within a few days, in which Lenin's corpse would be displayed. The construction of the mausoleum was completed on January 27. On the same day, Lenin's official funeral was held. This event was attended by all the leaders of the party hierarchy except Leon Trotsky. During this period, Lev was undergoing treatment in the Caucasus, and the sly Stalin gave Trotsky the wrong time of the funeral. Stalin convinces Levi to continue the treatment and says that he will not be able to make it to the funeral anyway. Members of the Politburo carried Lenin's coffin on their shoulders to the mausoleum and gave a farewell speech. Stalin is especially zealous and takes Lenin's oath at the coffin.
In late March 1924, Vorobyov and Zbarsky began work. Meanwhile, the condition of Lenin's corpse had already deteriorated. For this reason, Vorobyov informs the commission that in the best case, it is possible to keep the corpse as it is now. Don't even think about improving it. But it must be said that in the later period, Zbarsky and Vorobyov were able to return the corpse to a fairly normal state. A special rubber tub was prepared for the corpse and farmolin was filled into it. They put the corpse in the solution. The spots on Lenin's body were removed by injection of acetic acid. The leader's corpse was cut in 20 places so that the liquid was absorbed under the skin and into the muscles. They made several holes in the skull to allow the fluid to enter the skull. They removed the eyes and replaced them with glass balloons. They sewed up his mouth. This procedure lasted a week. Later, they replaced the formalin in the bath with alcohol. A week later, they added glycerin to the alcohol. Two weeks later, they replaced the alcohol with water and glycerin. Later they added potassium acetate. Then other ingredients were added. The procedure lasted for 3 months. 3 months later, the Bolsheviks asked to show Lenin to the public. Lenin's corpse was already embalmed and ready. Because Lenin's clothes were needed, a delegation was sent to Krupskaya's house. Because it could be considered obscene to display the head of the genius naked. Krupskaya greets the guests with protest and says that instead of burying Lenin, they made a scarecrow out of him. Despite the widow's protests and nerves, it was possible to take a set of clothes from the leader and get him to speak. In June, Lenin's corpse was shown to the delegation and relatives. Krupskaya was silent and crying. Lenin's brother said that the mummy was received well.
