US, May 30 -- According to official Russian government tender records, Russia's Ministry of Culture has signed a contract to restore Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow for nearly 20 million rubles (about $255,000).

Lenin's Mausoleum, also known as Lenin's Tomb, is a mausoleum located at Red Square in Moscow, Russia. It serves as the resting place of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, whose preserved body has been on public display since shortly after his death in 1924.

The mausoleum, made of red granite and black labradorite, was built between the years 1929 and 1930.

It has a laboratory with its own team of experts (biologists, biochemists and anatomists) who take care of Lenin's "maintenance service". In a twisted futuristic tale worthy of an ep...