1. Lenin - Moscow, Russia - July 2005[The] Politbiuro decided - against Lenin's own wishes and those of his family - to embalm his body and place it in a sarcophagus inside a mausoleum for public viewing. --Seventeen Monuments
2. Ho Chi Minh - Hanoi, Vietnam - July 2006Status: in production
He wished to be cremated and his ashes buried in urns on three Vietnamese hilltops, each in one of the three main regions of Vietnam (North, Central and South). He wrote, "Not only is cremation good from the point of view of hygiene, but it also saves farmland." --Wikipedia
3. Mao Zedong - Beijing, China - July 2007His body was later placed into the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, although he wished to be cremated and had been one of the first high-ranking officials to sign the "Proposal that all Central Leaders be Cremated after Death" in November 1956. --Wikipedia
4. Kim Il-sung - Pyongyang, North Korea - July 2008?
4 comments:
you're going to Vietnam this summer?
Well... it's definitely on the list of places we'd like to visit. However, last weekend we were planning to go to Chiang Rai (city in northern Thailand), then Phuket and ended up going to Koh Samet. So who knows :)
Are you going to Korea?
dude - this is awesome! I'm so jealous.
When you swing north to vist Mao or Korea boy you should check out Ghengis as well. I know he's not a commie bastard, but still.
PS - when I die, will you put me a in a cool mausoleum? OK thanks
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