Lenin's Body (1992)

Lenin's Body

1992

Documentary

Synopsis

In 1991, the Communist Empire of the USSR was destroyed. And one of the main symbols of Soviet power — Lenin's Mausoleum and Lenin's Body itself were left without an owner. The film tells about Lenin's body, its contents, its protection and different opinions about the future of this body — to sell, to revive ..., to bury. "Lenin's Body" is a film about a society that survived the collapse of the Empire.

Credits

Director

Vitaly Mansky

Cast

Boris Groys as Himself

Sergey Debov as Himself

Stas Namin as Himself

Crew

Artur Krasheninnikov (Director of Photography)

Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (Director of Photography)

Svetlana Shinkarenko (Editor)

Юрий Ханин (Music)