Ilya Zbarsky
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Ilya Borisovich Zbarsky | |
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| Born | October 26, 1913 |
| Died | November 9, 2007 (aged 94) |
| Education | Doctor of Science Academician of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University (1935) |
| Known for | head of Lenin's Mausoleum |
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| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | First Moscow State Medical University Lenin's Mausoleum |
Ilya Borisovich Zbarsky (Russian: Илья Борисович Збарский; October 13, 1913 – November 9, 2007) was the Russian head of Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow, Russia. Zbarsky worked as the director of the Vladimir 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 of , who helped mummify Lenin's body in 1924.[1] Zbarsky was a member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.
With Samuel Hutchinson, he was the author of the book Lenin's Embalmers.
He died on November 9, 2007.
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- ^ SLEZKINE, YURI (2017-08-07). The House of Government. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-8817-7.
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