A photographic guide to the world’s embalmed leaders

Washington Post ^ | 3/8/13 | Caitlin Dewey

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When Hugo Chavez’s embalmed body is laid in a glass casket sometime next week, he will join at least eight other world leaders whose remains are on display for all eternity … or at least for as long as their keepers can preserve them.

Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced Thursday that Chavez’s body would be on permanent display at the Museum of the Revolution so that “his people will always have them.” While that idea may sound grotesque, it’s also not particularly novel.

The Russians, arguably the ones who perfected the practice, have put both Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin on long-term display. Lenin’s body has been embalmed in a large tomb near the Kremlin since shortly after his death in 1924, preserved by a steady 61 degree temperature and a strict regimen of mild bleachings and soaks in glycerol and potassium acetate.

[jimbo123]

Dead socialists and assorted despots photos at the link...

[misharu]

I think we need a caption contest for that first picture.

[Red Badger]

The Mark of the ULTIMATE NARCISSIST..........

[cripplecreek]

“Hey! Who left the seat down?”

[stylecouncilor]

Ping

[MARTIAL MONK]

Did I miss it?

Where's Pelosi?

[cameraeye]

“Meida, where the keeds going to get milk?”

[MarineBrat]

I volunteer to embalm Zero.

[albie]

1st photo...”is this the end of my freebies?”

[dfwgator]

Queer Eye for the Dead Guy

[ZX12R]

The Mark of the ULTIMATE NARCISSIST..........

Then Obama will be on the list eventually. He's the narcissist's king.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

What! No Pharaohs of Egypt! They were leaders!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[BCW]

...you mean...you weren’t looking at the dead body...but at the twins?

[jimbo123]

Never forget Willie the Wimp!

[MARTIAL MONK]

I wonder if Ted Kennedy still looks that good?

[chuckles]

This won’t keep them from burning forever in Hell I’m afraid.

[layman]

It would be fun to sneak in some night ... remove the body ... and replace it with a rubber chicken.

[jimbo123]

[EricT.]

Cool. Dead commies are my favorite commies.