REVEALING NEW EXHIBIT
IN THE MOSCOW
STATE HISTORY MUSEUM
AN HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH OF THE STATE HISTORY MUSEUM (left) and THE KREMLIN (right), WITH ST. BASIL'S VISIBLE BETWEEN THEM IN THE DISTANCE.
THE YEAR IS AN HISTORIC ONE (1984); MUCH OF THE WIDE OPEN SPACE IN FRONT IS NOW FILLED UP WITH THE OKHOTNY RYAD SHOPPING MALL.
The AP has a review of a new exhibit of documents in the State History Museum which are said to "give surprising insights into top figures of the Soviet Union."
The article highlights a letter written by Lenin's oldest sister "saying that their maternal grandfather was a Ukrainian Jew who converted to Christianity to escape the Pale of Settlement and gain access to higher education," and discusses the context and implications.
The article has been reprinted in different periodicals; the Washington Post includes a slide show of the exhibit.
Lenin is still officially on display in the mausoleum further along the wall of the Kremlin leading deeper into Red Square in the photograph above. The mausoleum itself can be seen here.
No comments:
Post a Comment