Ciało Lenina (nie tylko polityczne)
Lenin’s Body (Not Only Political One)
Author(s): Ewa PogonowskaSubject(s): Political history, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), History of Communism
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Rusycytyczne
Keywords: Lenin’s mausoleum in Moscow; mummy and mummification; the natural body and the political body; mortal and immortal ruler; sacred and profane; the corpse; the religion of communism;
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the perception of Lenin’s mummy and the Moscow mausoleum in non-fiction narratives, mainly in travel reportage, after the collapse of the USSR (considering the broader cultural background). Concerning Ernst Kantorovich’s concept of the “two bodies of the king,” the issue of Lenin’s “two bodies” was addressed. Both the phenomenon of the immortality of the “bogolenin” (Lenin-God) and the nature of the mummified body of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution exposed to public view were described. Particularly emphasized is the issue of the Russians’ peculiar attitude toward power and the ruler.
Journal: Przegląd Rusycystyczny
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 184
- Page Range: 10-41
- Page Count: 32
- Language: Polish