Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Lenin`s Mausoleum (Republic of Cuba)

  Lenin's Mausoleum (Russian: Мавзоле́й Ле́нина), also known as Lenin's Tomb, situated in Red Square in the center of Moscow, is the mausoleum that serves as the current resting place of Vladimir Lenin. His embalmed body has been on public display there since shortly after his death in 1924 (with rare exceptions in wartime). Aleksey Shchusev's diminutive but monumental granite structure incorporates some elements from ancient mausoleums, such as the Step Pyramid and the Tomb of Cyrus the Great.
  Postage stamps was printed in Cuba in 1985.
  • Original Name: "Mausoleo de Lenin"
  • Country: Republic of Cuba
  • Year: 1985
  • Subject: Anniversary
  • Estimated cost: 30 с. (at the rate of exchange 1985)
  • Number of catalogue Michel: CU 2940