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Post by librarylady on Jan 25, 2020 14:44:41 GMT
When I visited Moscow in 1996, I was curious and wanted to see what the body's appearance might be. However, the "exhibit" was closed during that time, for upkeep, so the sign said.
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Post by mom on Jan 25, 2020 15:04:07 GMT
Thank you for sharing this. I got to see him on display when I lived in Russia in the early nineties. If I recall right, he was only on display a few days a week and only for a few hours at a time.
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Post by ashley on Jan 25, 2020 15:08:25 GMT
Very interesting! Wild to think his body at one point had a team of 200 scientists working on it.
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Post by pilcas on Jan 25, 2020 15:40:41 GMT
I went to Russia on my Honeymoon in 1997 on a River cruise and we got to see him. We marched in silence past his coffin and were not able to linger as guards kept us moving along. It was quite a line, as I remember.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2020 16:36:12 GMT
I saw him in 1999. I remember thinking, "Why would I do this? But when in Moscow..."
It was an odd experience.
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Post by tiffanyr on Jan 26, 2020 2:07:45 GMT
I visited Moscow in November 1992 and January 1993 and was not able to see him on either trip.
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Post by candleangie on Jan 26, 2020 5:41:46 GMT
Creeeeeepy
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Post by carhoch on Jan 26, 2020 12:40:32 GMT
I am surprised by the number of peas that went to Russia,I am sure it’s beautiful but it’s not buckets list at this point
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jan 27, 2020 17:06:57 GMT
Wasn't Evita's body also preserved/on display for some time?
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Post by mom on Jan 27, 2020 17:36:00 GMT
Wasn't Evita's body also preserved/on display for some time? She was! |
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Post by cristelina on Jan 27, 2020 18:35:58 GMT
I follow ask a mortician on youtube. I really love her iconic corpse series. She talked about both Lenin and Evita. Eva's story is really fascinating and really crazy.
These stories are fascinating to me. And I wonder if the deceased people would actually want this after their death.
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Post by papersilly on Jan 27, 2020 22:09:31 GMT
i read about this preservation years ago. so fascinating the lengths they go through.
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Post by papersilly on Jan 27, 2020 22:12:08 GMT
I follow ask a mortician on youtube. I really love her iconic corpse series. She talked about both Lenin and Evita. Eva's story is really fascinating and really crazy. These stories are fascinating to me. And I wonder if the deceased people would actually want this after their death. i stumbled up Ask A Mortician last year and i love her youtube channel! she takes morbid subjects and explains them in such an interesting and easy going way. |
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Post by librarylady on Jan 28, 2020 3:33:10 GMT
While we were visiting Russia, we went into a church that had a lady preserved for many years (don't remember now). She was a nun and either was a candidate for Sainthood or actually was considered a Saint. She was lying there for all to pay homage. We were cautioned not to try to kiss her. She had been on display for a very long time. I just tried to find who she was and found this site: www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2010/04/saints-that-are-incorruptable.html |
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