[lbo-talk] Cast of "Reds"

andie_nachgeborenen andie_nachgeborenen at yahoo.com
Wed Sep 5 16:52:54 PDT 2012


Of course, the idea of being mummified, put on display, and made into the object of a cult of personality ("Lenin Lives!") horrified him.

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On Sep 5, 2012, at 10:53 AM, c b <cb31450 at gmail.com> wrote:


> John Wesley
>
> Probably not too far from where Stalin lies, since his
> "demausoleumization". Mike G
>
> ^^^^^
> CB: Yes, right up there behind Lenin's tomb.
>
> Did you hear the one about the long lines at Lenin's tomb during the
> fall of the Soviet Union. People wanted to see Lenin spinning in his
> grave.
>
> By the way, just last month I ran into a young man, a stranger, in
> line at the bank who , for some reason , just spontaneously said to me
> he just got back from Russia. I don't know if I look like a Leninist
> or what (smiles). Anyway, he says I just got back from Russia. I
> immediately said "how's Lenin doing over there in his tomb". He says,
> "he's still there". and then "Lenin's statues are up all over Russia."
> I said we had heard his statues were taken down. He said, "No, only
> Stalin's".
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