THE CONSTRUCTION of Lenin’s new Mausoleum was started in July, 1929, with instructions from the Soviet Government Commission to complete the structure in the shortest period possible. This was carried out and the work completed in sixteen months instead of the four to five years stated by the experts, so that on the thirteenth anniversary of the Soviet Union, the Mausoleum was opened to the public. A general view of the Red Square during the opening ceremony.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19258, 20 December 1930, Page 19 (Supplement)
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77THE CONSTRUCTION of Lenin’s new Mausoleum was started in July, 1929, with instructions from the Soviet Government Commission to complete the structure in the shortest period possible. This was carried out and the work completed in sixteen months instead of the four to five years stated by the experts, so that on the thirteenth anniversary of the Soviet Union, the Mausoleum was opened to the public. A general view of the Red Square during the opening ceremony. Star (Christchurch), Issue 19258, 20 December 1930, Page 19 (Supplement)
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