The Mausoleum is open to the public on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 10:00–13:00.
Visitors still queue to see Lenin's body although queues are not as long as they once were.
Entrance is free of charge.
Before visitors are allowed to enter the mausoleum, armed police or military guards search them.
Visitors are required to show respect whilst inside the tomb: photography and filming inside the mausoleum are forbidden, as is talking, smoking, keeping hands in pockets, or wearing hats (unless female).

Since 1991, there has been some discussion about removing the Kremlin Wall Necropolis and burying Lenin's body.
President Boris Yeltsin, with the support of the Russian Orthodox Church, intended to close the tomb and bury Lenin next to his mother, Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova, at the Volkov Cemetery in St. Petersburg.
His successor, Vladimir Putin, opposed this, pointing out that a reburial of Lenin would imply that generations of citizens had observed false values during seventy years of Soviet rule.

The mausoleum has undergone several changes in appearance since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
One of the first noticeable changes was the placement of gates at the staircases leading to the central tribune.
After the removal of the guard, this was necessary to prevent unauthorised usage of the tribune.
Beginning in 2012, the mausoleum underwent foundation reconstruction caused by the construction of a building attached to the mausoleum in 1983.
The building houses an escalator once used by members of the politburo to ascend the tribune.
In 1995–96, when Boris Yeltsin used the tribune, he used stairs and not the escalator.
Now the tribune is no longer used, therefore it became acceptable to remove the escalator.
The building was closed in 2013 due to renovations.
It was finally opened on April 30, 2013 in time for the May 1 celebration of "The Day of Spring and Labour".
In 2018 Ria Novosti has reported that Vladimir Petrov, member of the legislative assembly of the Leningrad Oblast, proposed to create a special commission in order to examine the question of Lenin's body removal from the Mausoleum.
Petrov seemed to be willing to replace the corpse with a copy made of synthetic resin.
The deputy Dimitry Novikov, member of the communist party, has strongly declared himself against Petrov's proposition.
The Mausoleum is open to the public on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 10:00–13:00. Visitors still queue to see Lenin's body although queues are not as long as they once were. Entrance is free of charge. Before visitors are allowed to enter the mausoleum, armed police or military guards search them. Visitors are required to show respect whilst inside the tomb: photography and filming inside the mausoleum are forbidden, as is talking, smoking, keeping hands in pockets, or wearing hats (unless female).
Since 1991, there has been some discussion about removing the Kremlin Wall Necropolis and burying Lenin's body. President Boris Yeltsin, with the support of the Russian Orthodox Church, intended to close the tomb and bury Lenin next to his mother, Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova, at the Volkov Cemetery in St. Petersburg. His successor, Vladimir Putin, opposed this, pointing out that a reburial of Lenin would imply that generations of citizens had observed false values during seventy years of Soviet rule.
The mausoleum has undergone several changes in appearance since the collapse of the Soviet Union. One of the first noticeable changes was the placement of gates at the staircases leading to the central tribune. After the removal of the guard, this was necessary to prevent unauthorised usage of the tribune. Beginning in 2012, the mausoleum underwent foundation reconstruction caused by the construction of a building attached to the mausoleum in 1983. The building houses an escalator once used by members of the politburo to ascend the tribune. In 1995–96, when Boris Yeltsin used the tribune, he used stairs and not the escalator. Now the tribune is no longer used, therefore it became acceptable to remove the escalator. The building was closed in 2013 due to renovations. It was finally opened on April 30, 2013 in time for the May 1 celebration of "The Day of Spring and Labour". In 2018 Ria Novosti has reported that Vladimir Petrov, member of the legislative assembly of the Leningrad Oblast, proposed to create a special commission in order to examine the question of Lenin's body removal from the Mausoleum. Petrov seemed to be willing to replace the corpse with a copy made of synthetic resin. The deputy Dimitry Novikov, member of the communist party, has strongly declared himself against Petrov's proposition.
Lenin's Mausoleum