Embalmed and placed on view.
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Lenin's body was put on display in a mausoleum in Moscow primarily to serve as a symbol and a rallying point for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It was part of an effort to maintain the cult of personality around Lenin and to reinforce the ideology of communism. Additionally, it was seen as a way to honor and venerate Lenin as the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution and the founder of the Soviet state.