Vladimir Putin finally decided what would happen to the embalmed body of Vladimir Lenin, which rests in the mausoleum on Red Square in Moscow. From time to time there were voices that the leader of the revolution should disappear from such a prominent place. Now the President of Russia has announced that there will be no transfer of corpses.

He argued that there are still many citizens in Russia who have sentiment for the USSR. Journalists believe that this is a nod towards the Communist Party. Its members constitute the largest group among the opposition of the current government.

Vladimir Putin did not rule out that in the future the body of Vladimir Lenin will be moved from Red Square. However, in the near future the Russian president does not see such a possibility. In 2017, the VTsIOM center conducted a survey of Russian citizens. Then as much as 60 percent. respondents expressed the opinion that the body should be taken from the Mausoleum.