Russians Again Wonder, What To Do With Lenin

Voice of America ^ | 9 Nov 2005 | Bill Gasperini

[LIConFem]

"However, since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, questions have lingered over his continued presence in the heart of Moscow. "

This is one problem that will eventually solve itself as the Soviet Union makes a slow but sure comeback.

Look for statues of Stalin and Lenin to reappear, in all their splendor, throughout Russia.

[Casloy]

A giant May Day candle, perhaps.

[Red Badger]

Why don't they just bury him? It's just plain ghoulish to have him lying there for all these years. Imagine if we'd done that to Elvis!..........Uh, No, wait...Nevermind...........

[martin_fierro]

[KJC1]

I've seen Lenin's body, and it's amazing how well preserved it is. I felt like if I had sneezed he would open his eyes and wake up.

[Aquinasfan]

Lenin/St. Bernadette

Compare/Contrast

[JCEccles]

I suggest they sell him to a casino in Winnemucca (I can't remember the name of the place offhand). He can go in a glass case next to the stuffed nine-foot polar bear.

[KJC1]

Ha ha. How about Golden Palace or auctioning him off on Ebay?

[Calpernia]

>>>>Russians Again Wonder, What To Do With Lenin

How about....

[samtheman]

Give him to John McCain. He'll proudly take possession of the corpse.

[foofoopowder]

If the Russians are undecided, I'm sure the Democrats would be happy to adopt Lenin. They could build a tomb for him at the DNC headquarters.

[LizardQueen]

They have a great opportunity to display their new-found capitalism - build a theme park around him and call it "LeninLand".

LQ

[The Great RJ]

May I suggest that Lenin make a world tour. He could be the keynote speaker at a DNC meeting (..of course Howard Dean would do all the talking) and I'll sure he would be given royal treatment at any number of American universities. Imagine the comrade Lenin propped up in a convertable paraded before adoring fans at an anti-war rally or seated next to Cindy Sheehan on a podium.

Perhaps a little sun on some of Cuba's beaches would bring his color back and certainly Elian Gonzales and the other little Communist Pioneers in Cuba would love to be photographed sitting on Uncle Lenin's lap. I'm sure Lenin could also cermonially throw out the first Molotov cocktail at the next riot in Paris.

The possibilities are endless.

[joesnuffy]

Seal him up inside a big block of plexiglass..sell him to an American who will put him on display in Las Vegas and build a 'Socialist Workers Utopia"/Winter Palace themed casino.

[JCEccles]

Or maybe a 4' x 4' x 8' cage with iron bars just outside the public restrooms at the Ronald Reagan Memorial Library, with a plaque that reads" "Owned!"

[joesnuffy]

Wankers Paradise From Cradle to Gulag care.

[LauraleeBraswell]

HAHAHA- Oh God- I posted that thought one day! I thought it was original!

[Sacajaweau]

I have some of my grandfather's letters from his brother. They have Lenin stamps on them. I should get the letters translated.

[kalee]

One of the most interesting books I ever read was Lenin's Embalmers by Ilya Zbarsky.
The people entrusted to keep Lenin in shape for viewing led lives that an ordinary Russian wouldn't even have recognized. They had the best of everything! During WWII the body was sent out of Moscow to a country estate accompanied by the embalmers. Even then as the rest of the country was experiencing staggering deprivations the embalmers led a life of privilege with the best champagne and caviar.
Only one family knew the formula to keep Lenin presentable and they wouldn't share that secret.