Lenin’s body might be moved out

Source:Global Times Published: 2014-1-22 0:38:02

The body of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin might be moved out from Red Square in the near future, Russian human rights ombudsman Vladimir Lukin said on Tuesday, as the 90th anniversary of the great figure's death comes on Wednesday, Interfax news agency reported Tuesday.

Lukin said a decision on the transfer of Lenin memorial will be made sooner or later, saying "Red Square is not a place for a cemetery." He said Lenin and Bolshevik memorials in Russia are not appropriate to their role in history as "Their role is big," but "is very difficult and contradictory." The Russia Beyond The Headlines reported that the Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky made a similar comment earlier on Tuesday.

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