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Russian bookmakers have come up with a new business idea, offering clients the chance to place a bet on whether the body of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin will finally be buried or not, Russia Today reports.
The idea appeared to be quite popular. In just four days since the offer has been put forward, over 2,000 gamblers have already gambled on the fate of the body of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution leader, writes Izvestia daily.
Over half of the betters who are in the game are banking on Lenin’s body being removed from the mausoleum on Moscow’s Red Square in 2012, when the newly-elected State Duma gets down to work following the December poll.
Since the relocation of Lenin’s body can only approved by the parliament, a Russian bookmaker company offers citizens the chance to wager on a decision that the lower house will come up with.
All in all, there are six options. The deputies of the State Duma of the sixth convocation will be elected for terms of five years. Betters can try to guess which year of the five the lawmakers will give the thumbs up to the idea of burying Lenin. Or bet that the remains of the founder of the Soviet Union will be left where they are.
