Lenin's Rolls Royce....

I was intrigued to discover that Lenin had a Rolls Royce.  Indeed, not a regular model, but a Silver Ghost, soft-top, specially adapted for the snow, with caterpillar tracks on the back and skis on the front.  Both a paradox and a beautiful engineering masterpiece!  It is now exhibited in the Gorki Mansion Museum.


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