Think of how much money they have or could be making. Think about it, showing people the body of one of the most tyrannical humans ever known. Shit, I'd prop his ass up and charge $30 or more a head to see him too
A friend of mine was in Moscow and wanted to visit Lenin's mausoleum. The tour guide told him, "Sorry, not today. The mausoleum is closed. Lenin has the day off." LOL.
In 1977 I visited Lenin while on a trip to Moscow. It was July and at least 90 degrees in Red square. After entering the tomb visitors descend down marble steps several levels below ground. And it got colder as I went down. Lenin’s sarcophagus is at the bottom guarded by two Russian soldiers in winter uniform. The temperature must have been well below freezing and too cold for me to stay very long dressed in my t-shirt. He did look real. I speculated that they had a Lenin look alike contest every ten years and murdered the winner.
This person speaking, is an absolute idiot. Interesting facts, however her antics and voice are annoying as hell. She goes on like a retarded person on meth. Shut the f**** up.
Even Stalin's body went through this delightful sounding procedure after his death, being displayed next to Lenin in the mausoleum. However Khrushchev buried him after some time and reportedly poured cement over his grave so that Stalin may 'never rise again'.
He missed a few treatments in the 90’s and they had to cover him with a blanket and tuck his fingers under his hand because he was turning green. Visiting pickled Lenin just to see how decomp was going was always a creepy fun part of going to Moscow.
This whole thing reminds me of the story of The Ship of Theseus- for those who don’t know it: Basically you start with a ship and replace a plank everyday while using the removed planks to reassemble the new ship. At the end you will have two ships and you’re left with the question which is the real ship.
And probably flushed away with the embalming fluid and in 200years,he'll be almost only wax. Ship of theseus stuff. Never to be buried, the puppet lasting forever, Lenin being mixed with the sea
"The Soviet dream is over, dammit. At least let me rest in peace with my mother. I'd rather be freezing in some cemetery half the year than experience this. If I'm still here when a monarch returns, it will be the ultimate humiliation...I promise you I will hear all the cheers and marching. What, now they have a woman as their heir? God, if I have to hear myself vanquished by a woman, cremate me!"
Lots of people watching this channel would love to work in a project like that, be it Lenin or any other celebrity. Plenty of pressure but also high tech, big budget body preservation techniques and science. Just sad that his wishes weren't respected.
@@raissaferreira1101 as adults, yes, many of us would enjoy working in funeral industry or doing stuff like corpse preservation.... My dream job would be to design one of a kind unique hearses.... And coffins. But would any kid grow up dreaming of such a job? I doubt it.
I saw him when I was 12. I walked through with my hands in my pockets because... 12... And the guards freaked out. They started screaming at me and when I removed my hands from my empty pockets they stopped. Aw childhood memories.
@@ungabungalunga1002 They thought I may have had a something in my pockets that would have been a security risk. They were very protective of him and that entire area
It feels kinda sad thet they're still doing this. One can only hope that after 100 years Lenin gets to rest next to his mother like he wanted and this corpse can be replaced with a doll replica, because they really stopped having excuses for why that wasn't as good a couple decades ago. If you want a life like anything we've been able to make them for years now.
He has no right to be near his Mother. He should be out in a shallow hole and be forgotten about. No marked grave or anything let the plants and nature consume his vile body so he can truly give something of value to this planet
I’ve been there and can give you some funny facts: 1. There’s always a huuuuuge queue during opened hours stretching through the whole square. 85% of the queue are Chinese people. 2. The whole mausoleum is dark as ink and the only source of light is the lamp above Lenin inside his “coffin”. It feels surreal. 3. You can’t stop while going through the mausoleum and if you stop, the security tells you to go on. So you only have a minute to look at Lenin. While I was inside the mausoleum, my head grew dizzy and I got sick because the darkness of the whole place and the only source of light being so dim and tiny made me disoriented. I wonder what they would do if I suddenly lost my conscious and fell down. Would they just kick my body further?
Just watched the documentary where most of the pictures were taken from. The bodies shown in the clips are actually just stand-ins where they test new procedures etc. They probably wouldn't allow them to film how they treat the actual Lenin.
@@828enigma6 But is his ding-dong still on the corpse? They must have preserved it and just stuck it between his legs under the sheets. That's why he needs the baths for sure.
When I was a kid, my dad got me to read a book about the preservation of Ho Chi Minh's corpse, and it was kinda similar to Lenin's. I've also just learned that the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum closes for 2 months every year for "maintainance". Thought it was about the building, etc. but now I guess I know what the "maintainance" is actually about.
When I was in college at the tail end of 1985, during Christmas vacation, I took a trip to the Soviet Union. I was taking Russian language at the time, so it seemed like a great opportunity, and it was. We went to Red Square and we had a chance to view Lenin’s body inside of his tomb . First of all, the line still came from the entrance clear out the front of Red Square and around the side of the building on the sidewalk about a half a block away. It was unreal how many people were in line to see the body. Our professor told us that when you walk through the tomb, on each of the four corners of his plexiglass display case, there is an armed guard. Do not let them notice you specifically. Hats off. No hands in the pockets. No talking. No laughing. And I mean, no laughing! Don’t stop the procession. Just walk through and get out. So, we went through and took a look. I swear his body looked like one of those CPR dummies. We used to call it Resuscitate Vlad.
I actually was in Moscow after the 9-11 Attack and visited the Lenin Mausoleum on Red Square. The body is about 50 feet below the ground and you have to descend, in the dark, down to his crypt. He is in a glass coffin. You enter on his left side at his feet. You then walk up along his side, around his head, and down his right side. Then, you leave the crypt and walk up a different set of steps and back to the surface of the ground. I presumed that he had been subjected to some type of taxidermy since several of his fingers were slightly elevated. I had no idea that his body had been subjected to such periodic "remediation".
Actually, Vlad is short for Vladislav and you should call him Vova, which is short for Vladimir, but it's a common misconception because short names sometimes don't make sense
@@Yuli-xk1lr"Dick" being short for Richard and "Bill" for William is actually because Brits in the Middle Ages loved rhyming nicknames. So "William" becomes "Will" which is rhymed to "Bill". This was popular at the time because everyone shared the same, like, five names. So "letter swapping" became a way to tell them apart -- are you talking about the Margaret that goes by "Meg" or by "Peggy"?
Jeez, they would have spent less money, energies and time by making a lifezise Lenin doll and said to all the visitors it was Lenin... while the corpse was left alone to decay close to his mother's!
I mean, imagine if that was the actual case and even foreigners are fooled into thinking that they do (or at least still do) this elaborate process just for PR. It _does_ seem like something Russia would do, doesn't it?
I mean, imagine if that was the actual case and even foreigners are fooled into thinking that they do (or at least still do) this elaborate process just for PR. It _does_ seem like something Russia would do, doesn't it?
Honestly it probably would’ve been better to move his mothers remains next to him to fulfill his last wish then seal the coffin and hang a portrait up, instead of running the worlds longest preservation experiment that has long since passed the desecration and turned into an abortion of science. #letlenninreturntomama
I have been to Moscow so many times, but it still gives me chills to look at people, taking photos and being extremely happy in front of a grave yard. Lines of tourist are quite disturbing, too. Especially Chinese tourists wearing t-shirt "I love USSR")
I am Russian and live in Moscow and saw Lenin, he looks just like a wax figure. Personally, I think he needs to be buried. Enough is enough. But my great-grandma who is 92 says I don't understand, she thinks he must be on a display forever. em... I mean yeah, it's fun to see Lenin but come on, the amount of money that goes on preserving him could be used more efficiently.
I agree. He wanted to be seen by the people who loved and adored him as a leader and an icon to see him and then be buried along side his mother. If they truly loved him so much, why not respect his wishes. It just feels wrong.
Fantastic video, Caitlin!! The spa bit in the tub was brilliant! 😂👌🏼When my dad and I went to Moscow is 2008 Lenin was at the very top of my dad's must see list! We ditched our tour group to go see Lenin's body. The place is creepy AF, and speaking isn't allowed inside; however, my dad was 71 with a bad hip and going through cancer treatment at the time. I whispered, "Daddy, do you need help down the stairs?" We'd cleared Lenin's Hollywood Wax Museum body by that time, but that didn't stop a military man with a rifle from getting in my face and pointing a gun at me. I put my hands up, said sorry in Russian and pointed to my dad. Once he saw my dad was his elder and mine, he relaxed and bowed his head to my dad. Anyway, that incident was more exciting than his body. I remember my dad being pretty bummed. He'd waited through the Cold War and was all, "Missy, that was a wax figure, huh? Dumb. " Gotta love my dad's loud opinion in front of armed soldiers. 😂👌🏼
Linda Ciccoli My experience in Russia with my dad, was that he was treated much differently than the younger members of our group. In fact, all of the older folks were treated extremely respectfully and seats were given up for them. The whole trip was bizarre, I think of Russia as a beautiful contradiction. There were a few instances where my dad need medical help or physical assistance and across the board the Russians treated elders, like my dad, with respect. It was pretty awesome.
Lara Pierce That is coming from our culture and the fact that many people that are elders now fought or survived WW2 and are very respected. From school we were always taught to give up our seat and to always treat elders with respect. Here in US in scares me to get old... People are rude and ignorant.
daliena I thought it was amazing and I wish more American families were teaching their children respect of elders and showing them kindness. I loved the Russian people I met and I'm still friends with quite a few that I met during my two week visit. Beautiful country and people. ❤️
Lara Pierce this is a very popular lesson, per say, in most countries that once were apart of Soviet Union. I remember my own class teacher always making it clear to give up seat for elderly people. I think it's also very popular here to respect graveyards, we have special days that almost translate into "graveyard festival" where you go to the grave of your relatives/friends and clean it and just pay your respects.
It's odd that they're so committed to this preservation when it's no longer mostly really him. It's great they've found so many advancements through this, but maybe it's time to lay him to rest
jbelew17 Lenin is a moniker and has nothing to do with linen. These monikers were created to hide identity. Lenin's moniker comes from river Lena which is also a feminine first name (happens to be mine as well). And adding -in to it is just a way to make sound like a name. Since this happens to be a name of a River and a first name in Russian - for example if you would ask : Does this scarf belong to Lena? in Russian, you could answer: yes, this is Lena's scarf - only in Russian " Lena's " could sound as "Lenin". Just another twist on sort of "coming from that river" kind of nickname.
Her hair style is more iconic than any of these bodies. Foreal tho it must feal amazing to have leveled up in life so much that u unlock the most perfect haircut possible for yourself
Man, I wish I kept in touch with the goth girl from my GCSE history class. We managed to derail a whole lesson on the end of Lenin's reign and the ensuing power struggle by speculating on the preservation of Lenin's corpse, and then just talking about decay in general (much to the possibly perfomative horror of the other students - girls' schools are weird places.) She would have enjoed this, I think.
As a native Russian speaker I want to commend your hilariously well-done pronunciation of the Russian names in this video. I'm still laughing even right now. Also thank you very much for doing the video of the Vladimir corpse.
@@AnEggInTryingTimes Honestly it was way better than most English-speaking youtubers' attempts to pronounce Russian names LOL. Yeah, it sounded obviously anglicised and awkward, but no obvious big mistakes, so I commend her efforts (genuinely) loll
as a hearing impaired person who watches all of your videos, i appreciate your subtitles so much. everything about your videos are amazing: from the subtitles and content, to you and the editing. i love you 💕
I honestly wonder why they still do this. Hes dead and rotting no matter what is done to the body why spend so much money on the simbol of a sistem that has already fallen.
The Russian Orthodox Church has petitioned the government to allow the body to be buried, once and again and again. They can't stand the sight of a cadaver in full sight of everybody as that offends their religious sensibilities. Unfortunately, supposedly religious Putin has rejected the move every single time
Jose Pineda ....the communist party of Russia is, believe it or not, growing (mostly by people my age and most born after the fall). Vova can’t afford to alienate that many members and they tend not to play by the rules. Putin’s mother was a religious woman (that does appear to be true and not spin) but him...no. If he was, he kept it very well hidden. My father was a religious Jew who worked for the government (scientist, not spy, btw) and when in the navy they all knew he was Jewish but he was an ardent communist too. Only with the dissolution did he begin to crave knowledge and his Jewish identity back. Putin may be the same way but the KGB does a pretty thorough job of background checks. Still, his mother may have kept it hidden. I don’t know. Either way, right now he can’t piss off the church or the communist party. They need to begin to telling the truth about the demented syphilitic psychotic narcissistic murdering thug. The man ordered Alexei and OTMA to be murdered. Why? Only Alexei had claim to the thrown and he was dying. I’m no fan of the tsar. I’m not sad he’s gone. His wife too perhaps but the children? The girls could inherit nothing as long as Alexei and Mikhail were alive. Yes, Alexei was dying but what swine carries a 13 year old invalid dying boy, places him in a chair and then orders his murder? Oh right? Lenin! Throughout the years people have tried to blow up the tomb, smash the sarcophagus with a pick-ax and another time a sledgehammer. The culprits, hold on for the surprise, disappeared from the historical record. Yup, as if they were killed by the internal police. In 1973, a guy blew up the chamber, killed some visitors and himself but Lenin, not a scratch. I’m wondering if it is Lenin at this point. I mean, how much wax just makes you a wax covered skeleton? I’m all for taking him in the dead of the night cremating the corpse and throwing the ashes to the wind but then, if Stalin gets a place a place at the Necropolis, Lenin should too, sadly.
@Snek Supremacist Not for the ultra rich whose lifestyles aren't impacted by higher taxes, especially when we have millions of people without access to healthcare or education, and a crumbling infrastructure (in the US).
@Snek Supremacist I think it would be beneficial to put my own views out there first so that you can critique those instead of strawmen so here: I am an anarcho-syndicalist, which means I don't advocate for any sort of planned economy, I believe in free markets in which the workers own and control the means of production and distribution, and I believe in the toppling of all unjust hierarchies (or as many as feasibly possible), which includes governmental hierarchies as well as unjust hierarchies in the workplace. So, while a libertarian like yourself (I'm assuming you're a libertarian, hence the flag) is usually focused on the unjust hierarchies inside of the government, anarcho-syndicalists like myself also point out that the same injustices perpetuated by the government can also be perpetuated by capitalists and large corporations. That being said, taxation is necessary for the government to be able to fund programs like education, healthcare, and infrastructure *while we are inside of a capitalist framework* . If you don't understand the necessity of *at least some* taxation, then I don't see the point in continuing to debate you. While inside of a capitalist framework, I think that it makes sense to raise the minimum wage to be proportional with a) inflation and b) the productivity of workers over time, because even though inflation has continued to rise and worker productivity has also risen significantly, wages haven't kept up with that proportionality. This means that a person making minimum wage 30 years ago was more able to support themselves than a person making living wage now, which doesn't make sense. It doesn't make sense that in a modern, moral, and wealthy society, a person can work 100 hours a week and still not be able to afford food or housing for their family. Feel free to explain why you think that people shouldn't be paid more fairly for their labor.
According to eu law an item must contain at least 50% of the item's name or it has to get another name - no vegan cheese, no soy milk, no lenin's body with only 23% lenin. That's false advertisment... They can be glad he does not go on world tour - they might get into huge trouble! 😂😅
I somehow never read to the end of the original comment, I may have been distracted by the man bringing me my food in Nando's, and thus missed the joke entirely! ah well.
Why aren't they wearing gloves?? Apart from the fact that touching a long-dead body without gloves is kinda yucky, I can't imagine the bath is particularly healthy for living skin.
You'd need long, thick neoprene gloves. I imagine the reason they use bare hands because they need the dexterity of bare fingers to make sure the painstaking work is done correctly. I suppose these workers won't have to be embalmed when they die, having been routinely pickled for hours at a time. Pass the parsley please.
I saw Lenin, or what’s left of him, in ‘93 or ‘94. It had a very “grandma didn’t die well” vibe, and I remember seeing something shiny clutched in his right closed hand. Maybe it was the zipper to the rubber suit.
"Less than 23% of Lennon is actually Lennon" so essentially he's the ship of Theseus of corpses. After a while you can ask the question, if it's still Lennon's corpse.
@@philbertchow5425 That would be a hoot. Nobody knows where John Lennon's ashes are, except Yoko Ono. They were handed to her. John Lennon's ashes inside Lenin's shell? Improbably, but it would be a funny twist.
This is fantastic! I visited Lenin's Mausoleum in 1992 and 1994 and had so many unanswered questions (now answered!) about this. Also, great BTS photos! I'm not sure how those made it out of the Russian government's vault, but wow! This video was super entertaining as usual, thank you!
"Embalmed, Bath & Beyond". You are killing me. As a nurse, I thought cops and nurses were the only people that have this sick sense of humor. Too funny, had to play it 2X.
When I first heard about Vladimir Lenin's preservation years and years ago, I was fascinated, amazed and loved the whole creepy idea. Thank you, Caitlin, for making this detailed video. Strange, but true.
I love your comments on our dead leader. Saw him once in 2005, they made us wait in the cold and then rushed through the room very quickly so I don’t remember much. The decor was really cool though! Fun fact: they kind of didn’t want to let me in, because at the time I had pink hair and it was somehow offensive to the iconic corpse.
Omg thank you on making a video on Lenin! It brings back the childhood memories of Soviet Russia... "Lenin" is a moniker, his real name was Vladimir Il'ich' Yl'yanov. And Vlad would not be quite right hehe, Vladimir or Volodya were acceptable forms of saying his name from what I recall :). His portrait was in every classroom - either he was shown as a child, a young adult or in his adult years based on where the portrait was. I will admit it was a bit weird seeing Lenin in a tub with cucumber slices on his eyelids - but I loved the video nonetheless!! Thank you again for this Caitlin, made my day!!!
"Spa day at the Lenin lab" hahaha you crack me up!! You're videos are really informative and entertaining. I'm not sure how I found your channel but I'm glad I did.
Oh hell yes!! There's some great stuff out there on SHC; weird experiments with "the wick effect" where they tried (and failed, lol) to replicate SHC with pig corpses, also crazy details on what happens to SHC bodies, and the rooms where it happens. Fun fact; "Spontaneous Human Combustion" was the officially listed cause of death on some Irish dude's death certificate few years back. Also, UFO-associated deaths- the "lead masks case", Lucknow, India 2012, Colares, Brazil 1977, - official Air Force investigations, well documented, unexplained burns and multiple deaths, all sorts of spoopy good shit. Seems like you can't throw a rock in Brazil without hitting a freshly-probed, human-cattle-mutilation, flesh-melting-off-the-skeleton-like-the-nazi-from-Indiana-Jones, UFO corpse
If someone dies of a contagious illness, is the body safe to handle by the time you get it at the funeral home? What other workplace hazards do you face, as a mortician?
I'm not a professional but I know that most diseases and illnesses can't survive after you die Unfortunately things like Ebola can survive from what I've heard But I am not a professional at all I just like death related facts
Catlin can you PLEASE do a Iconic Corpse on the 500 year old Inca Maiden. Nothing was done to preserve her yet she was found in perfect condition! . I mean she looks like she is sleeping. She was a child sacrifice to Inca Gods. There is a documentary on RUclips under "Mummies Alive SO1E05 The Inca Maiden." Its a really amazing doc.
YESSS! No way would I put my bare hands on Lenin's corpse or in Lenin's goo. I can't get past this point in the video. I am dumbstruck. Those photos of the barehanded caretakers are impossible to comprehend! I'm an RN; we don't even touch the living without gloves.
Actually, they're dealing with a severe mold of his body at the moment. The same thing happened in the 70's, and they were desperate to preserve his image. Around that time, there was a Vladimir Lenin look-alike contest. The winner disappeared. I heard this from my history teacher so don't @ me plz
“The Case of the Missing Foot Skin.” The “Lenin Lab”. I love your videos, because while packed with tons of interesting facts and history, the sarcasm and humor make the videos even better!
I just lost my aunt today and for some reason her death led me to your channel. Your content makes it easier to deal with her passing. Its an odd thing.
Please do a segment on Xin Zhui, also known as Lady Dai. I was always fascinated as well as completely grossed out by her preserved corpse. I'd love to see your take on it!
I just recently stumbled upon your channel and I've been hooked for days! Your quirky sense of humor draws in my morbid sense of fascination and you always keep me laughing. 🙃 And as of this video just now I went to the link and purchased your book! I know it isn't new now, but I'm so excited to literally be getting it day after tomorrow. The wonders of the internet! 😂 Thanks for being awesome Caitlin! ❤️
You can visit the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun (as it's called), but if you're American, I'd probably stay out of the DPRK. Would be really creepy/cool to visit some day, though. Both the mausoleum and the country itself.
Well, there wasn't private real estate in the Soviet Union, all the real estate was owned by the state. And I'm so confused by this joke which isn't a joke bc it's so relevant
This is just a crazy! So much money to preserve a man who didn't want to be preserved... it's just creepy. I love this channel so very much and I preordered the book the day it was available 😻
I love the mental image of the Russian government going "I mean... 🤔" when they saw how many people were coming to see Lenin's corpse... and then subsequently going through all this scientifically fascinating bullshit to keep him preserved because why not?
This is the definition of "We don't know why we're still doing this, but we're in too deep to stop so we're just gonna keep going."
HAHAHA LIT
Right?!
Exactly!
Think of how much money they have or could be making. Think about it, showing people the body of one of the most tyrannical humans ever known. Shit, I'd prop his ass up and charge $30 or more a head to see him too
Jay Rogers Ironic how Lenin's body is publicly displayed for tourism and continued profit.
A friend of mine was in Moscow and wanted to visit Lenin's mausoleum. The tour guide told him, "Sorry, not today. The mausoleum is closed. Lenin has the day off." LOL.
He must have been at his Spa Retreat for the week.
Lmao
@@godmachine8207 SURE you did. R/quityourbullshit
Ocean Hedonist they don’t even wear gloves handling the body...ew.
@@godmachine8207 that's disrespectful dipshit
In 1977 I visited Lenin while on a trip to Moscow. It was July and at least 90 degrees in Red square. After entering the tomb visitors descend down marble steps several levels below ground. And it got colder as I went down. Lenin’s sarcophagus is at the bottom guarded by two Russian soldiers in winter uniform. The temperature must have been well below freezing and too cold for me to stay very long dressed in my t-shirt. He did look real. I speculated that they had a Lenin look alike contest every ten years and murdered the winner.
Oh so ghoulishly funny
No, they have the contest every 10 years and then they keep the winner in a coma.
Golden
This person speaking, is an absolute idiot.
Interesting facts, however her antics and voice are annoying as hell.
She goes on like a retarded person on meth. Shut the f**** up.
How was he?
Even Stalin's body went through this delightful sounding procedure after his death, being displayed next to Lenin in the mausoleum. However Khrushchev buried him after some time and reportedly poured cement over his grave so that Stalin may 'never rise again'.
Khrushchev didn't want another Tamerlane, but then Putin came along and ruined it.
Proper order.
Proper order on the part of Khrushchev.
Come on man.
I just wanna be by my mom.
Да!
Oh, quit blubbering, dead man.
I know this isn’t the real Vladimir Lenin That’s what he gets for trying to play God
Sorry not sorry
MemeGuy when did he try to play God ?
So Lenin is becoming kind of a ship of Theseus version of himself. When he’s 0% original Lenin, would he still be Lenin?
Oh yes... I have my grandfather's hammer. It's had one new head and two new handles over the years but it's still my grandfather's hammer.
Lenout. Ok I'll leave now
Well..."sculpture" he is, arguably - "living," I think NOT.
I thought the same thing about the ship theory.
Lol this is hilarious
He missed a few treatments in the 90’s and they had to cover him with a blanket and tuck his fingers under his hand because he was turning green. Visiting pickled Lenin just to see how decomp was going was always a creepy fun part of going to Moscow.
He's waxed like nothing's really left for real Lenin lol
Oh you have a sense of humor! I guess they're still keeping it going in 2022 I'd like to see the progress of this decade!
@@heavnnnsent they still do
Mmh I love mw some good lactofermented lenin
I went in 2002 when I was 10, his ears were curling up because he was a bit dry 😅
This whole thing reminds me of the story of The Ship of Theseus- for those who don’t know it:
Basically you start with a ship and replace a plank everyday while using the removed planks to reassemble the new ship. At the end you will have two ships and you’re left with the question which is the real ship.
So we're not gonna talk about the Lenin bathers just sticking their bare hands in the cancer bath? Ok cool.
I was just about to say that!
The forbidden juice
@@dariorazum6121 there are rules, it's just people don't often feel like paying attention to them.
@@dariorazum6121 The rules are present, though. Chernobyl was a literal disregard for said rules.
Either a super hero or a supervillain will come out of this.
It feels wrong seeing Lenin's body in the formaldehyde bath, its like seeing your dad naked.. Super uncomfortable.
Do you know from experience?
@@bones3439 lol
Just Some Nerd no my dad was a great man who contributed some great work to Marxist theory before Stalin came along and ruined everything
@@MalonL41 your dad helped lead an ideal that saw the deaths of millions of people.
No, no, no.. he is not my father he is *our* father now!
"I wish to be buried near my dearest mother. It is my final wish."
(HAS BODY LAY IN STATE FOR ALMOST 100 YEARS)
"Damn it, guys!"
Maybe they'll preserve Bernie Sanders like this.
And probably flushed away with the embalming fluid and in 200years,he'll be almost only wax. Ship of theseus stuff. Never to be buried, the puppet lasting forever, Lenin being mixed with the sea
"The Soviet dream is over, dammit. At least let me rest in peace with my mother. I'd rather be freezing in some cemetery half the year than experience this. If I'm still here when a monarch returns, it will be the ultimate humiliation...I promise you I will hear all the cheers and marching. What, now they have a woman as their heir? God, if I have to hear myself vanquished by a woman, cremate me!"
You had one job.
CYKA BLYAT!
05:03 "spa day at the lenin lab" Girl, you kill me with your sense of humor.
Keeps her in the job
I laughed out loud and repeated that part she’s hilarious
"What would you like to do when you grow up?"
"I'd like to be Lenin's corpse preservation specialist."
Said nobody. Ever.
I would. It's Russia so I can steal the 200 000 per year and buy wodka and vemon
It's a scary job, what I read once, with a LOT of psychological pressure...
Lots of people watching this channel would love to work in a project like that, be it Lenin or any other celebrity. Plenty of pressure but also high tech, big budget body preservation techniques and science.
Just sad that his wishes weren't respected.
@@raissaferreira1101 as adults, yes, many of us would enjoy working in funeral industry or doing stuff like corpse preservation.... My dream job would be to design one of a kind unique hearses.... And coffins. But would any kid grow up dreaming of such a job? I doubt it.
@@stanojevicnatasa2514 Wednesday Adams or Lydia Dietz, perhaps?
I saw him when I was 12. I walked through with my hands in my pockets because... 12... And the guards freaked out. They started screaming at me and when I removed my hands from my empty pockets they stopped. Aw childhood memories.
Must of been before 91.
@@goolag6536 have not of
Why did theh freak out?
@@ungabungalunga1002 They thought I may have had a something in my pockets that would have been a security risk. They were very protective of him and that entire area
@@goolag6536 99 actually, I lived in Saudi Arabia and it was a school trip to Russia
It's kind of sad that they haven't really respected his wishes to be buried by his mother.... even after all this time.
It is good to see that the people have not forgotten me, even if it means they didn't follow through on my wish.
Well at the very least science has made discoveries thanks to his corpse
Vladimir Lenin how could we forget you? ❤️
He killed millions of his own people...should have tossed him in a ditch and covered it up with manure.
Yeah, how sad that a mass murderer's wishes weren't respected! You stupid piece of shit!
It feels kinda sad thet they're still doing this. One can only hope that after 100 years Lenin gets to rest next to his mother like he wanted and this corpse can be replaced with a doll replica, because they really stopped having excuses for why that wasn't as good a couple decades ago. If you want a life like anything we've been able to make them for years now.
it actually feels pretty bourgeoisie to spend all this money preserving him. it’s definitely not what he would have wanted. just let the man rest.
@@lingding- that’s kinda gay bro
@@lingding- you seriously got beef with a dead body my guy?
He has no right to be near his Mother. He should be out in a shallow hole and be forgotten about. No marked grave or anything let the plants and nature consume his vile body so he can truly give something of value to this planet
True. The anti-communists here really need to grow up
I’ve been there and can give you some funny facts:
1. There’s always a huuuuuge queue during opened hours stretching through the whole square. 85% of the queue are Chinese people.
2. The whole mausoleum is dark as ink and the only source of light is the lamp above Lenin inside his “coffin”. It feels surreal.
3. You can’t stop while going through the mausoleum and if you stop, the security tells you to go on. So you only have a minute to look at Lenin.
While I was inside the mausoleum, my head grew dizzy and I got sick because the darkness of the whole place and the only source of light being so dim and tiny made me disoriented. I wonder what they would do if I suddenly lost my conscious and fell down. Would they just kick my body further?
Ms. Tal ok boomer
85% of every tourist queue in the world are chinese people tbh
They would probably drag you out of the room and then try to get medical help
You become Lenin Part 2: elecbtric boogaloo
They would either kick you further or take you away and replace Lenin’s missing parts with yours.
Ah that age-old philosophical quandary: How much of Vladimir Lenin's corpse can you replace before it's no longer Lenin?
The Ship of Theseus, expressed via an Iconic Corpse 🤣
I think we passed that long ago.
As much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
They should add a sign in front of it: "May contain trace amounts of Lenin."
Question: have you ever found anything on a body that has made you want to alert the police? Like maybe a natural death didn't seem so natural to you?
Becca Hernandez OMG please Caitlin see thiiiiissss
Yesss!! Agree, have you??
Definitely a George Soros funded bot that is the dumbest thing I've ever read. I think I have brain damage now.
Definitely a George Soros funded bot im assuming she’s obligated to do so if somehow nobody noticed before her
Most of the time a body goes to a medical examiner before going to a mortician. They usually would alert the police
Hes got to be such a biohazard at this point they cant bury him without tainting the local ground water.
It's clear they weren't RUSSIAN to bury him.... 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
Lovely Yet Forgotten 😂😂😂😂😂😂
😹😹😹
Lovely Yet Forgotten lol
Lovely Yet Forgotten bahaha
Sobiet
"Embalm bath and Beyond" I died too funny
I work at BBB and I found it hilarious 😂
Since you died, did you go to Embalm, bath and beyond?
But were you embalmed?
I cannot un see Lenin in a bubble bath with cucumbers.
nope
Thanks. *Spa retreat* will never be the same.
“Spa day at the Lenin Lab!!!”
Happy 100th Birthday, Corpse of Vladimir Lenin
Just watched the documentary where most of the pictures were taken from. The bodies shown in the clips are actually just stand-ins where they test new procedures etc. They probably wouldn't allow them to film how they treat the actual Lenin.
That makes sense. I thought the body was looking like it was in terrible shape in those pics.
They should have just gotten Madam Tussaud's to make a wax substitute.
No...is good capitalist business the way it is!
Perhaps they did. We just don't know of it.
@@828enigma6 But is his ding-dong still on the corpse? They must have preserved it and just stuck it between his legs under the sheets. That's why he needs the baths for sure.
I was going to post this 🤣🤣
With that whole "fat replacement treatment", they are basically waxifying him but by bit.
Wow for 93 years old he looks good in a creepy kind of way
160 or older than that
m z productions wow that is old
Actually that's 93 years added to however old he was when he died. I think he was 53, so add that plus 93 and get an actual age of 146 years old!
John Panda kind of reminds me of Charlie Manson
John Panda well he's less than 23% human sooooooo
“He originally wanted to be buried in a cemetery”
...so why wasn’t he?
Cuz they want to keep it as history and rare.
Because he lived in the authoritarian state that he helped create which disregards personal choice or autonomy, of course.
When I was a kid, my dad got me to read a book about the preservation of Ho Chi Minh's corpse, and it was kinda similar to Lenin's. I've also just learned that the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum closes for 2 months every year for "maintainance". Thought it was about the building, etc. but now I guess I know what the "maintainance" is actually about.
Why would your parent make you read that when you were a kid??
When I was in college at the tail end of 1985, during Christmas vacation, I took a trip to the Soviet Union. I was taking Russian language at the time, so it seemed like a great opportunity, and it was. We went to Red Square and we had a chance to view Lenin’s body inside of his tomb
. First of all, the line still came from the entrance clear out the front of Red Square and around the side of the building on the sidewalk about a half a block away. It was unreal how many people were in line to see the body.
Our professor told us that when you walk through the tomb, on each of the four corners of his plexiglass display case, there is an armed guard. Do not let them notice you specifically. Hats off. No hands in the pockets. No talking. No laughing. And I mean, no laughing! Don’t stop the procession. Just walk through and get out.
So, we went through and took a look. I swear his body looked like one of those CPR dummies. We used to call it Resuscitate Vlad.
So visitors went through the View Vlad line like they were ordering from the Soup Nazi?
I Vlad for you for one year! Exactly...
OMG 😂😂😂
Y' all cutting up in the comment section.
I'm guess you'd be exiting the mausoleum feet first if you spat on his casket?
They frown on that.
It is good to see that the people have not forgotten me, even if it means they didn't follow through on my wish.
We shall never forget you comrade Lenin
Long live the communist party!!
One question. Why did you have to take over during WW1 when Russia was needed? Just curious
Olivia HarvestMoon:3 The USSR defeated fascism and won WW2.
Same up! The world needs you!
Lol 😂😂😂
I actually was in Moscow after the 9-11 Attack and visited the Lenin Mausoleum on Red Square.
The body is about 50 feet below the ground and you have to descend, in the dark, down to his crypt.
He is in a glass coffin. You enter on his left side at his feet. You then walk up along his side, around his head, and down his right side. Then, you leave the crypt and walk up a different set of steps and back to the surface of the ground.
I presumed that he had been subjected to some type of taxidermy since several of his fingers were slightly elevated. I had no idea that his body had been subjected to such periodic "remediation".
Just discovered this channel and i'm binge watching wooo
Kawaii Lola IKR. Me, too.
Me three! Lol
Kawaii Lola this channel is so binge watchable.
Same here
Same
Actually, Vlad is short for Vladislav and you should call him Vova, which is short for Vladimir, but it's a common misconception because short names sometimes don't make sense
It's like Dick being short for Richard.
Or Bill for William.
Or in my bosses case Dick is also short for Steve!!
@@Yuli-xk1lr"Dick" being short for Richard and "Bill" for William is actually because Brits in the Middle Ages loved rhyming nicknames. So "William" becomes "Will" which is rhymed to "Bill". This was popular at the time because everyone shared the same, like, five names. So "letter swapping" became a way to tell them apart -- are you talking about the Margaret that goes by "Meg" or by "Peggy"?
@@pixelfox9666 It amazes me how many people don't know that
Jeez, they would have spent less money, energies and time by making a lifezise Lenin doll and said to all the visitors it was Lenin... while the corpse was left alone to decay close to his mother's!
I mean, imagine if that was the actual case and even foreigners are fooled into thinking that they do (or at least still do) this elaborate process just for PR. It _does_ seem like something Russia would do, doesn't it?
I mean, imagine if that was the actual case and even foreigners are fooled into thinking that they do (or at least still do) this elaborate process just for PR. It _does_ seem like something Russia would do, doesn't it?
Honestly it probably would’ve been better to move his mothers remains next to him to fulfill his last wish then seal the coffin and hang a portrait up, instead of running the worlds longest preservation experiment that has long since passed the desecration and turned into an abortion of science.
#letlenninreturntomama
I have been to Moscow so many times, but it still gives me chills to look at people, taking photos and being extremely happy in front of a grave yard.
Lines of tourist are quite disturbing, too. Especially Chinese tourists wearing t-shirt "I love USSR")
Chinese are the modern-day European colonists of tourism.
I am Russian and live in Moscow and saw Lenin, he looks just like a wax figure. Personally, I think he needs to be buried. Enough is enough. But my great-grandma who is 92 says I don't understand, she thinks he must be on a display forever. em... I mean yeah, it's fun to see Lenin but come on, the amount of money that goes on preserving him could be used more efficiently.
iya should have been buried in 1991 for obvious reasons.
iya Your great grandmother is right. I believe having Lenin preserved is worth the money and time.
I agree. He wanted to be seen by the people who loved and adored him as a leader and an icon to see him and then be buried along side his mother. If they truly loved him so much, why not respect his wishes. It just feels wrong.
As an American I am unable to imagine government money being spent reasonably
I know right!
Dying from the image of Lenin in the bubble bath with cucumbers on his eyes and 2 fifty shades books. 2 months of spa vaca? Luckyyyyy.
Fantastic video, Caitlin!! The spa bit in the tub was brilliant! 😂👌🏼When my dad and I went to Moscow is 2008 Lenin was at the very top of my dad's must see list! We ditched our tour group to go see Lenin's body. The place is creepy AF, and speaking isn't allowed inside; however, my dad was 71 with a bad hip and going through cancer treatment at the time. I whispered, "Daddy, do you need help down the stairs?" We'd cleared Lenin's Hollywood Wax Museum body by that time, but that didn't stop a military man with a rifle from getting in my face and pointing a gun at me. I put my hands up, said sorry in Russian and pointed to my dad. Once he saw my dad was his elder and mine, he relaxed and bowed his head to my dad. Anyway, that incident was more exciting than his body. I remember my dad being pretty bummed. He'd waited through the Cold War and was all, "Missy, that was a wax figure, huh? Dumb. " Gotta love my dad's loud opinion in front of armed soldiers. 😂👌🏼
Lara Pierce It was nice (and totally unexpected) of the guard to respect your dad. Our elders don't get enough.
Linda Ciccoli My experience in Russia with my dad, was that he was treated much differently than the younger members of our group. In fact, all of the older folks were treated extremely respectfully and seats were given up for them. The whole trip was bizarre, I think of Russia as a beautiful contradiction. There were a few instances where my dad need medical help or physical assistance and across the board the Russians treated elders, like my dad, with respect. It was pretty awesome.
Lara Pierce That is coming from our culture and the fact that many people that are elders now fought or survived WW2 and are very respected. From school we were always taught to give up our seat and to always treat elders with respect. Here in US in scares me to get old... People are rude and ignorant.
daliena I thought it was amazing and I wish more American families were teaching their children respect of elders and showing them kindness. I loved the Russian people I met and I'm still friends with quite a few that I met during my two week visit. Beautiful country and people. ❤️
Lara Pierce this is a very popular lesson, per say, in most countries that once were apart of Soviet Union. I remember my own class teacher always making it clear to give up seat for elderly people. I think it's also very popular here to respect graveyards, we have special days that almost translate into "graveyard festival" where you go to the grave of your relatives/friends and clean it and just pay your respects.
This gal has to be in the top 10 of RUclipsrs with the most expressive faces.
Mom: What do you wanna be when you grow up?
Me: Part of the Commission for the Embalming of the Body of Vladimir Lenin.
It's odd that they're so committed to this preservation when it's no longer mostly really him. It's great they've found so many advancements through this, but maybe it's time to lay him to rest
THAT'S the problem. Once he's committed to the earth, there will be NO REST !
I believe they did this in the early 1990's, after the fall of Communism.
It must be a good gig for the guys who do this.
Having the name Lenin and not being buried in a linen shroud. 😒
jbelew17 😂😂😂😂😂
jbelew17 what? Lenin not buried in linen foreshame!
jbelew17 My God! This is absurd! Blasphemy! 😏
jbelew17 Lenin is a moniker and has nothing to do with linen. These monikers were created to hide identity. Lenin's moniker comes from river Lena which is also a feminine first name (happens to be mine as well). And adding -in to it is just a way to make sound like a name. Since this happens to be a name of a River and a first name in Russian - for example if you would ask : Does this scarf belong to Lena? in Russian, you could answer: yes, this is Lena's scarf - only in Russian " Lena's " could sound as "Lenin". Just another twist on sort of "coming from that river" kind of nickname.
jbelew17 😂
"Embalm Bath & Beyond" would make a *Fabulous* name for a Funeral Home!
Her hair style is more iconic than any of these bodies. Foreal tho it must feal amazing to have leveled up in life so much that u unlock the most perfect haircut possible for yourself
3AM. How far down the RUclips rabbithole can we get. Oh wow
Bahahha love the russian joke " are we allowed to call him vlad ? " 🤣
D A D
V L A D
@T S well, he was actually called "grandpa Lenin" in Soviets
Short for Vladimir is Vova
Not joking, I’m russian
@@uwepfaff9226 We can absolutely call him Vulva.
No. No you are not. Only one true Vlad.
Man, I wish I kept in touch with the goth girl from my GCSE history class. We managed to derail a whole lesson on the end of Lenin's reign and the ensuing power struggle by speculating on the preservation of Lenin's corpse, and then just talking about decay in general (much to the possibly perfomative horror of the other students - girls' schools are weird places.) She would have enjoed this, I think.
As a native Russian speaker I want to commend your hilariously well-done pronunciation of the Russian names in this video. I'm still laughing even right now. Also thank you very much for doing the video of the Vladimir corpse.
JaclynDiane I'm not Russian but it sounded awesome.
I’m a Russian learner at university, her pronunciation is p good for a non russian speaker. Probably better than me haha
@@AnEggInTryingTimes Honestly it was way better than most English-speaking youtubers' attempts to pronounce Russian names LOL. Yeah, it sounded obviously anglicised and awkward, but no obvious big mistakes, so I commend her efforts (genuinely) loll
as a hearing impaired person who watches all of your videos, i appreciate your subtitles so much. everything about your videos are amazing: from the subtitles and content, to you and the editing. i love you 💕
I love you tooo
The lady who makes these videos I so cute, I would enjoy them without subtitles.
I wonder how easy it is to lip read her.
It’s creepy in there. They need to bury him.
I honestly wonder why they still do this.
Hes dead and rotting no matter what is done to the body why spend so much money on the simbol of a sistem that has already fallen.
Carla Petcu ....totally agree
The Russian Orthodox Church has petitioned the government to allow the body to be buried, once and again and again. They can't stand the sight of a cadaver in full sight of everybody as that offends their religious sensibilities. Unfortunately, supposedly religious Putin has rejected the move every single time
Jose Pineda ....the communist party of Russia is, believe it or not, growing (mostly by people my age and most born after the fall). Vova can’t afford to alienate that many members and they tend not to play by the rules. Putin’s mother was a religious woman (that does appear to be true and not spin) but him...no. If he was, he kept it very well hidden. My father was a religious Jew who worked for the government (scientist, not spy, btw) and when in the navy they all knew he was Jewish but he was an ardent communist too. Only with the dissolution did he begin to crave knowledge and his Jewish identity back. Putin may be the same way but the KGB does a pretty thorough job of background checks. Still, his mother may have kept it hidden. I don’t know.
Either way, right now he can’t piss off the church or the communist party. They need to begin to telling the truth about the demented syphilitic psychotic narcissistic murdering thug. The man ordered Alexei and OTMA to be murdered. Why? Only Alexei had claim to the thrown and he was dying. I’m no fan of the tsar. I’m not sad he’s gone. His wife too perhaps but the children? The girls could inherit nothing as long as Alexei and Mikhail were alive. Yes, Alexei was dying but what swine carries a 13 year old invalid dying boy, places him in a chair and then orders his murder? Oh right? Lenin! Throughout the years people have tried to blow up the tomb, smash the sarcophagus with a pick-ax and another time a sledgehammer. The culprits, hold on for the surprise, disappeared from the historical record. Yup, as if they were killed by the internal police. In 1973, a guy blew up the chamber, killed some visitors and himself but Lenin, not a scratch. I’m wondering if it is Lenin at this point. I mean, how much wax just makes you a wax covered skeleton? I’m all for taking him in the dead of the night cremating the corpse and throwing the ashes to the wind but then, if Stalin gets a place a place at the Necropolis, Lenin should too, sadly.
@@user-pi3hd2bt3f the anti communist comes free with you petty bourgeoisies. Anyways yeah most respectful thing would be to bury him
You are incredibly charismatic. I’m thoroughly impressed with your story telling abilities and entertainment abilities.
A corpse that gets more time, care and money spent on it than the people it's supposed to represent...
I suppose that's why Russia (after the USSR collapsed) became a republic.
@Snek Supremacist Libertarians are just the embodiment of "I don't understand how taxes work"
@Snek Supremacist Not for the ultra rich whose lifestyles aren't impacted by higher taxes, especially when we have millions of people without access to healthcare or education, and a crumbling infrastructure (in the US).
@Snek Supremacist I think it would be beneficial to put my own views out there first so that you can critique those instead of strawmen so here: I am an anarcho-syndicalist, which means I don't advocate for any sort of planned economy, I believe in free markets in which the workers own and control the means of production and distribution, and I believe in the toppling of all unjust hierarchies (or as many as feasibly possible), which includes governmental hierarchies as well as unjust hierarchies in the workplace. So, while a libertarian like yourself (I'm assuming you're a libertarian, hence the flag) is usually focused on the unjust hierarchies inside of the government, anarcho-syndicalists like myself also point out that the same injustices perpetuated by the government can also be perpetuated by capitalists and large corporations.
That being said, taxation is necessary for the government to be able to fund programs like education, healthcare, and infrastructure *while we are inside of a capitalist framework* . If you don't understand the necessity of *at least some* taxation, then I don't see the point in continuing to debate you.
While inside of a capitalist framework, I think that it makes sense to raise the minimum wage to be proportional with a) inflation and b) the productivity of workers over time, because even though inflation has continued to rise and worker productivity has also risen significantly, wages haven't kept up with that proportionality. This means that a person making minimum wage 30 years ago was more able to support themselves than a person making living wage now, which doesn't make sense. It doesn't make sense that in a modern, moral, and wealthy society, a person can work 100 hours a week and still not be able to afford food or housing for their family. Feel free to explain why you think that people shouldn't be paid more fairly for their labor.
@Snek Supremacist so,, are you going to respond to any of my arguments or just leave it at that?
According to eu law an item must contain at least 50% of the item's name or it has to get another name - no vegan cheese, no soy milk, no lenin's body with only 23% lenin. That's false advertisment... They can be glad he does not go on world tour - they might get into huge trouble! 😂😅
rosastrohhut Russia isn't in the EU, but I appreciate your comment none the less
this is so interesting!
I think the point of her joke is that he would be in trouble if his body went on tour to the EU.
I somehow never read to the end of the original comment, I may have been distracted by the man bringing me my food in Nando's, and thus missed the joke entirely! ah well.
Yeah, I don't think they would allow to import him
Why aren't they wearing gloves?? Apart from the fact that touching a long-dead body without gloves is kinda yucky, I can't imagine the bath is particularly healthy for living skin.
You'd need long, thick neoprene gloves.
I imagine the reason they use bare hands because they need the dexterity of bare fingers to make sure the painstaking work is done correctly.
I suppose these workers won't have to be embalmed when they die, having been routinely pickled for hours at a time.
Pass the parsley please.
That photo was just a dummy, not Lenin
They still mine asbestos without respiratory protection in Russia.... Safety isn't a big priority there.
@@renoloverxoxo I was gonna say the same. Safety matters aren’t really a thing there in the same extent they're here.
@@renoloverxoxo i mean, they are russians, they are probably fine.
Found this channel A LONG TIME AGO and am happy that it kept going and there's plenty of 'new' videos to watch!
Lenin with cucumbers slices on his eyes in a bubble bath LMAO
"Seize the means of beauty!"
It's kinda gross. I bet Lenin's rolling in his grave
Oh wait
Vlad is a short form for Vladislav. And a short form for Vladimir is Vova.They are completely different names.
Duh...
Whoops I mean “duhs”.
It can be used as a short form for Vladimir as well
@@impericaformula7286 nah it can't
Shhhhhh.....
Shh...
I saw Lenin, or what’s left of him, in ‘93 or ‘94. It had a very “grandma didn’t die well” vibe, and I remember seeing something shiny clutched in his right closed hand. Maybe it was the zipper to the rubber suit.
How was the government allowed to go against his wishes and keep him on display when he wanted to be buried near his mother?
In Soviet Russia, government does what it wants.
Lynsea Redder I think preserving Lenin against his wishes is probably the least awful thing Soviet Russia has ever done.
Isn't that what all governments do? :)
Well they were literally the ones who determined what was and wasn't legal, so.....
Because they redistributed his personal wishes to people
:^)
"Less than 23% of Lennon is actually Lennon" so essentially he's the ship of Theseus of corpses. After a while you can ask the question, if it's still Lennon's corpse.
Mike hahaha i wanted to ask that too
Lenin.
Not Lennon.
@@philbertchow5425 That would be a hoot. Nobody knows where John Lennon's ashes are, except Yoko Ono. They were handed to her. John Lennon's ashes inside Lenin's shell? Improbably, but it would be a funny twist.
@@DellaStreet123 both Lenin and Lennon had much respect for The Working Class Hero / Proletariat
Short for Vladimir is Vova, Vlad is Vladislav. The more you know ;)
Valery Ivanova Huh, I didn't know that. Thank you!
All I can think of is Vulva now omg
This is fantastic! I visited Lenin's Mausoleum in 1992 and 1994 and had so many unanswered questions (now answered!) about this. Also, great BTS photos! I'm not sure how those made it out of the Russian government's vault, but wow! This video was super entertaining as usual, thank you!
"Embalm, Bath and Beyond" omg.
I would shop there.
You can sign me up
I'd like a gift card please… :)
"Embalmed, Bath & Beyond". You are killing me. As a nurse, I thought cops and nurses were the only people that have this sick sense of humor. Too funny, had to play it 2X.
"23% of Lenin is actually Lenin." Isnt that about the same percentage of Cher that is still really her?
Or Kim Kardashian, lmao
@@antoniosic6912 lol
Omg You shady bitch 🤣
Or Nancy Pelosi. Oh, I forgot she's still alive or maybe one of the talking dead? It's hard to tell.
ship of Theseus.
except... lenin
When I first heard about Vladimir Lenin's preservation years and years ago, I was fascinated, amazed and loved the whole creepy idea. Thank you, Caitlin, for making this detailed video. Strange, but true.
Does Lenin’s body have a twitter account? If it doesn’t I feel like it should.
Stupid
@Lenin'sgrave Update - He still dead.
Lol. 😳 Damn.
Commies are allowed and encouraged on Twitter. Republicans, not so much.
Iconic corpses with Twitter handles from Charles Byrne to Ferdinand Marcos
Who else drops everything they're doing to watch Caitlin's videos?
Me
Stacey Howard ...me..the baby won't stop crying now. 🙉
Stacey Howard aye! I should be sleeping but it's Caitlin
Spade Spade lol 😂😂
Not me
I love your comments on our dead leader. Saw him once in 2005, they made us wait in the cold and then rushed through the room very quickly so I don’t remember much. The decor was really cool though! Fun fact: they kind of didn’t want to let me in, because at the time I had pink hair and it was somehow offensive to the iconic corpse.
The only good commie , is one that is not living .
Your dear leader is one of the biggest scumbags in history.
Interesting to think that a man that has been dead for 98 years would maintain strong opinions about hair color.
I love your sense of humor especially on such a macabre subject👍🏻🤣
Omg thank you on making a video on Lenin! It brings back the childhood memories of Soviet Russia... "Lenin" is a moniker, his real name was Vladimir Il'ich' Yl'yanov. And Vlad would not be quite right hehe, Vladimir or Volodya were acceptable forms of saying his name from what I recall :). His portrait was in every classroom - either he was shown as a child, a young adult or in his adult years based on where the portrait was. I will admit it was a bit weird seeing Lenin in a tub with cucumber slices on his eyelids - but I loved the video nonetheless!! Thank you again for this Caitlin, made my day!!!
i am dyyyyyyyyyying at the lenin with cucumber slices on his eyes, you are a joy and a delight Caitlin!
When Lenin saw his body wasn't buried
*sad communism noises*
I just found this channel today and what a personality you have. Everything about how you present the weird, is entertaining
"Spa day at the Lenin lab" hahaha you crack me up!! You're videos are really informative and entertaining. I'm not sure how I found your channel but I'm glad I did.
Love it! Can we get an episode on spontaneous human combustion?
Oh hell yes!! There's some great stuff out there on SHC; weird experiments with "the wick effect" where they tried (and failed, lol) to replicate SHC with pig corpses, also crazy details on what happens to SHC bodies, and the rooms where it happens. Fun fact; "Spontaneous Human Combustion" was the officially listed cause of death on some Irish dude's death certificate few years back.
Also, UFO-associated deaths- the "lead masks case", Lucknow, India 2012, Colares, Brazil 1977, - official Air Force investigations, well documented, unexplained burns and multiple deaths, all sorts of spoopy good shit.
Seems like you can't throw a rock in Brazil without hitting a freshly-probed, human-cattle-mutilation, flesh-melting-off-the-skeleton-like-the-nazi-from-Indiana-Jones, UFO corpse
Raff Bartholomew YESSSSSSSS!!!!!
Raff Bartholomew she already did that
Camille Henley would you be so kind to share the link, please?
or, just search her channel...
If someone dies of a contagious illness, is the body safe to handle by the time you get it at the funeral home? What other workplace hazards do you face, as a mortician?
I'm not a professional but I know that most diseases and illnesses can't survive after you die
Unfortunately things like Ebola can survive from what I've heard
But I am not a professional at all I just like death related facts
Good question
How is her hair so shiny and bouncey? Seriously these are the most perfect Betty Page bangs ever ❤️
Catlin can you PLEASE do a Iconic Corpse on the 500 year old Inca Maiden. Nothing was done to preserve her yet she was found in perfect condition! . I mean she looks like she is sleeping. She was a child sacrifice to Inca Gods. There is a documentary on RUclips under "Mummies Alive SO1E05 The Inca Maiden." Its a really amazing doc.
Jay Cee Yes I would love to see her do a video on the Ice Maiden.
Wait, those people are handling his body in a bath of chemicals without wearing gloves. Das some illness’ waiting to happen
JessicaAmy145 relax they re russians, they probably drink the alcohol used to preserve his body after they re done.
Stan Nicolae fair point 😂
naah. he's basically filled more with a chemical cocktail than germans. They'll be fine
+JessicaAmy145 : Du hast recht. Das ist ein guter Weg, krank zu werden. Das "Spielen" mit einer Leiche ist nicht das Hygeinischste.
YESSS!
No way would I put my bare hands on Lenin's corpse or in Lenin's goo.
I can't get past this point in the video.
I am dumbstruck.
Those photos of the barehanded caretakers are impossible to comprehend!
I'm an RN; we don't even touch the living without gloves.
I got so excited when I saw Caitlin had uploaded😂
Twenty One Airplanes sameeee
I too,am a fanboy.
Always!
Twenty One Airplanes same!!!
I know, right?! I'm always waiting excited for fridays to watch her new videos! *-*
I’m loving that ring, Caitlin! “From Here to Eternity” in ring-form. So clever👍🏽
I am Russian and I live near Moscow. Once visited Lenin's corpse, he looked like a sculpture.)
Peobably cuz he is about 90% wax and 10% Lenin... Yep... Poor guy just wants to be with his mom
So he's like the common plastic surgery addict
Actually, they're dealing with a severe mold of his body at the moment. The same thing happened in the 70's, and they were desperate to preserve his image. Around that time, there was a Vladimir Lenin look-alike contest. The winner disappeared. I heard this from my history teacher so don't @ me plz
Well thats... kinda scary.
Natalie Obman I know
Its so creepy that the look a like disappeared.
Missy Maria yeah, but they are pretty desperate to conserve his body
Falgorn A It seems like they are. It kinda makes you wonder if they have really used the look a like to replace parts of Lenin.
Have no idea how this became my favorite channel
“The Case of the Missing Foot Skin.” The “Lenin Lab”. I love your videos, because while packed with tons of interesting facts and history, the sarcasm and humor make the videos even better!
I just lost my aunt today and for some reason her death led me to your channel.
Your content makes it easier to deal with her passing. Its an odd thing.
Please do a segment on Xin Zhui, also known as Lady Dai. I was always fascinated as well as completely grossed out by her preserved corpse. I'd love to see your take on it!
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Hey lucky you there's a Lady Dai video
He's a tourist attraction at this point. I've seen him. He's looking a bit pekid.
I just recently stumbled upon your channel and I've been hooked for days! Your quirky sense of humor draws in my morbid sense of fascination and you always keep me laughing. 🙃 And as of this video just now I went to the link and purchased your book! I know it isn't new now, but I'm so excited to literally be getting it day after tomorrow. The wonders of the internet! 😂 Thanks for being awesome Caitlin! ❤️
Looking for decay, mold or damage? That's just me getting old.
Love the channel, it's to die for.
Begin throwing rotten vegetables now.
*LOL!* ☜ 💀
Ok now im absolutely curious about kim il sung and kim jung il, their mausoleum is a fortress.
Jaymz Marley can you visit it?
Closest thing would be Mao's Mausoleum, you can go visit that.
You can visit the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun (as it's called), but if you're American, I'd probably stay out of the DPRK. Would be really creepy/cool to visit some day, though. Both the mausoleum and the country itself.
"Caitlin goes to north korea" will be the next video
She should do a video on Mao Zedong's corpse. Information on that will be easier to get I guess.
Just FYI: "Vlad" is a short name for Vladislav, not Vladimir :) And the short name for Vladimir is Vova, which is even cuter imo
Caitlin: "if that's the case, then boy, is my face red!"
me, on instinct: "red as THE MOTHERLAND HERSELF, MY DEAR."
Vladimir Lenin: Dies
Government: *it’s free real estate*
Well, there wasn't private real estate in the Soviet Union, all the real estate was owned by the state. And I'm so confused by this joke which isn't a joke bc it's so relevant
@@leoreth2179 the joke is referring to a meme, I was saying the government was acting as if his body was theirs to take, as if he wasn’t a person.
@@idisrxspect6584 i know the meme. I'm just saying that this even funnier because of given historical circumstances
@@leoreth2179 Okay, I’m sorry for being insensitive then.
This is just a crazy! So much money to preserve a man who didn't want to be preserved... it's just creepy. I love this channel so very much and I preordered the book the day it was available 😻
How did I get here? This woman is the Betty Page of death.
How many know who Betty is????
And yes I think your right on the mark with that.....
I love the mental image of the Russian government going "I mean... 🤔" when they saw how many people were coming to see Lenin's corpse... and then subsequently going through all this scientifically fascinating bullshit to keep him preserved because why not?