Uploaded September 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Learn about Vladimir Lenin's spa retreats and extreme preservation. He is the ultimate Iconic Corpse.

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Mortician: Caitlin Doughty
Writing & Research: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)
Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)

Special thanks to Professor of Anthropology at UC Berkeley Alexei Yurchak, whose research and work on this subject made the creation of this episode possible. Facts presented in this episode were drawn from Professor Yurchak’s writing and analysis.
"Bodies of Lenin: The Hidden Science of Communist Sovereignty"
Yurchak, Alexei
Representations, Volume 129 (1) – Jan 1, 2015
https://www.academia.edu/10400116/Bodies_of_Lenin_The_Hidden_Science_of_Communist_Sovereignty


***READ MORE (selected)***

theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/04/lenins-body/478050

theguardian.com/world/2016/may/09/lenin-lab-team-keeping-first-soviet-leader-embalmed-
moscow

smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/group-scientists-keeps-lenins-90-year-old-corpse-fresh-
180955151/

scientificamerican.com/article/lenin-s-body-improves-with-age1