- Ilya Zbarsky
Ilya B. Zbarsky (
October 13 ,1913 –November 9 ,2007 ) was the Russian head ofLenin's Mausoleum inMoscow, Russia . Zbarsky worked as the director of theVladimir Lenin 's Mausoleum from 1956 until 1989. He was appointed as "Advisor at the Direction of the Institute" in 1989 due to his age.He was the son ofBoris Zbarsky , who helped mummifyLenin 's body in 1924.Zbarsky was a member of theRussian Academy of Medical Sciences .He died on November 9, 2007.
References and sources
* [http://idbras.comcor.ru/personal/ZBAR-e.HTM Ilya B. Zbarsky biography]
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