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Preservation | Maria Lioutaia

$15.00

JULY 7, 2025
PAPERBACK | 4 x 6 | 48 PAGES | $15.00
978-1-954992-09-2
FICTION | CHAPBOOK | SHORT STORY

After seventy years of successful preservation, Lenin’s body is deteriorating faster than the morticians and biochemical scientists can manage.

In the tumultuous years following the fall of Communism, Valentina Nikolaevna, a lonely, aging functionary at Lenin’s Mausoleum, is tasked with preserving the steadily decaying corpse of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. Dark spots have begun to appear on Lenin’s forehead, and visitors are starting to notice the stench. A few days ago, a piece of Lenin’s ear fell off in Valentina’s hand.

Under pressure from her supervisor, and with an inspector from the Ministry of Culture looming, Valentina needs to find a solution before it’s too late and they all lose their jobs.

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JULY 7, 2025
PAPERBACK | 4 x 6 | 48 PAGES | $15.00
978-1-954992-09-2
FICTION | CHAPBOOK | SHORT STORY

After seventy years of successful preservation, Lenin’s body is deteriorating faster than the morticians and biochemical scientists can manage.

In the tumultuous years following the fall of Communism, Valentina Nikolaevna, a lonely, aging functionary at Lenin’s Mausoleum, is tasked with preserving the steadily decaying corpse of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. Dark spots have begun to appear on Lenin’s forehead, and visitors are starting to notice the stench. A few days ago, a piece of Lenin’s ear fell off in Valentina’s hand.

Under pressure from her supervisor, and with an inspector from the Ministry of Culture looming, Valentina needs to find a solution before it’s too late and they all lose their jobs.

JULY 7, 2025
PAPERBACK | 4 x 6 | 48 PAGES | $15.00
978-1-954992-09-2
FICTION | CHAPBOOK | SHORT STORY

After seventy years of successful preservation, Lenin’s body is deteriorating faster than the morticians and biochemical scientists can manage.

In the tumultuous years following the fall of Communism, Valentina Nikolaevna, a lonely, aging functionary at Lenin’s Mausoleum, is tasked with preserving the steadily decaying corpse of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. Dark spots have begun to appear on Lenin’s forehead, and visitors are starting to notice the stench. A few days ago, a piece of Lenin’s ear fell off in Valentina’s hand.

Under pressure from her supervisor, and with an inspector from the Ministry of Culture looming, Valentina needs to find a solution before it’s too late and they all lose their jobs.

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