UPDATE 1 (2007-8-2): I have just completed reading Andrei Lankov’s North of the DMZ.  One chapter discussed the history of preserving communist leaders in mausoleums so their remains can be venerated for years to come.  Quoting Lankov: Kim Il Sung’s body has been embalmed and left on public display in a special glass-covered coffin. Actually, … Continue reading Kim Il-sung’s preservation