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Evacuation of Lenin’s Body

Amidst the Soviet evacuations of civilians and industry in the face of Operation Barbarossa, the embalmed body of Vladimir Lenin was also evacuated from the mausoleum in Red Square where it had been on public display since 1924. The decision was made by the Politburo to send Lenin’s body to Tyumen, 2,500 kilometers east of Moscow to keep it safe. In June 1941 Lenin’s body was encased in paraffin inside a wooden coffin, nested inside a larger wooden crate. Along with the body were sent chemicals and implements necessary for the continued preservation of the body. The body was placed on a special train secured by a selected group of Kremlin guards. The crate containing the coffin had a private train car with an around-the-clock personal guard. Additional soldiers were posted along the tracks and stations on the train’s route. Jrlane1 (talk) 20:10, 31 March 2018 (UTC)