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The Mausoleum
The Mausoleum

The Mausoleum

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DocumentaryTV Movie

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A look at Lenin's Mausoleum as a symbol of Russia's enduring and divided legacy.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

61 mins

Rating

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Release Date

05 September 1999

Country

Russia

Cast

Pavel Lobkov

Pavel Lobkov

Self - Narrator

Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin

Self (archive footage)

Nadezhda Krupskaya

Nadezhda Krupskaya

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

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