January 23, 2026

368. MYSTERY: Vladimir Lenin Lives On

21 minutes

What happens when a political leader refuses to die? From radical science to public devotion, this episode examines the preservation of Vladimir Lenin’s body and the unsettling legacy it created.

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Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42172445

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160930-the-scientists-who-keep-lenin-looking-like-lenin

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-strange-afterlife-of-vladimir-lenin-180962326/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lenin-mausoleum

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lenin-embalming/

https://www.rbth.com/history/327915-how-lenin-body-preserved

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lenin-dies
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vladimir-Lenin

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lenin-Mausoleum

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/261013

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-47008675

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mausoleum-of-mao-zedong

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40683967
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ho-chi-minh-mausoleum
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mao-Zedong
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ho-Chi-Minh
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Stalin

https://www.catholic.com/tract/incorruptibles
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Bernadette-of-Lourdes

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