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A century later, is it finally time to bury Lenin's corpse?
dpa international via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDeath still suits Lenin, even 100 years later. The embalmed body of Russian revolutionary leader...
A century after Lenin's death, the USSR's founder seems to be an afterthought in modern Russia
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNot long after the 1924 death of the founder of the Soviet Union, a popular poet soothed and...
Goodbye Lenin? How Russian revolutionary haunts Vladimir Putin 100 years on
The Week via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPainted Matryoshka dolls, also known as Russian nesting dolls, depicting Vladimir Lenin and Vladimir...
The life and times of Mikhail Gorbachev – the last leader of the USSR
The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoImmediately after Russian dictator Vladimir Putin replaced former Russian President Boris Yeltsin,...
Putin showcases his Ukraine ambitions at Red Square party after election win
NBC News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMOSCOW — Vladimir Putin took to the Red Square stage Monday for an election celebration that seemed...
Factbox-Honour or disgrace - how Russia has buried its past leaders
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, will be buried on Saturday in Moscow's...
Whether afraid or indifferent, regular Russians enable autocracy
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFor global audiences watching Moscow’s tightly-choreographed “election-style event” this weekend,...
Fallen colossus: USSR's terror, triumphs began 100 years ago
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“Anyone who doesn’t regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart,” he said. Five years after...
Muscovite fails in bid to steal Lenin’s mummified corpse
The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA 42-year-old Moscow man has attempted to steal the mummified corpse of Bolshevik leader Vladimir...
Russia’s highly-militarized Victory Day celebration has nothing to do with WWII
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWhen Russian President Vladimir Putin swept into power in 2000, he faced a divided land. The...