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Russians are flocking to catch what some fear could be a final glimpse of the embalmed body of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin before his tomb on Moscow's Red Square, long a place of pilgrimage ...

The sun beats down. The guard signals that it's our turn. A small group of us — soldiers, families, foreign tourists, me — make the long walk across Red Square toward the dark chamber. Lenin's Tomb. A ...

Lenin's Tomb. A place where the idea still exists that everything, and nothing, changes in our lives. At least for now. See more photos from around the world: ...

National & International News Greetings from Moscow, Russia, where Lenin's tomb attracts a new surge of visitors By Charles Maynes Published July 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM EDT Jackie Lay/NPR ...