Visit Red Square and the Kremlin in Second Life

I recently wrote about the ephemeral nature of Second Life and now I have found the exception that proves the rule. This was in the form of Vladimir Lenin, who died in 1921 but who may still be seen in Red Square, Moscow RL and now in Red Square SL. Lenin’s tomb, or mausoleum has been brought to Second Life, along with other buildings which can be found surrounding Red Square. These include the beautiful St. Basil’s, GUM Department store (which is a shop in SL) and the State Historical Museum, an impressive red brick building. I am not sure if this is a gateway community or not, but there is a space in front of the state historical museum designed to help Russian speaking newbies learn some of the skill necessary to navigate Second Life.

Next door to Red Square is the Kremlin. The Cathedral of the Archangel, Ivan the Great Bell Tower along with the Tsar Bell, the largest bell in the world, and the Dormition Cathedral can all be found there. There are links to webpages describing these historic sites, which I think is a good idea and hope that the owners will do with all the other buildings in the sims.

At the moment the only buildings that can be entered are St. Basil’s Cathedral, GUM Department Store and Lenin’s Tomb. St. Basil’s contains some icons and other religious art works, the shop has furniture, jewellery and cars, and of course the tomb is the final resting place of Lenin’s body. Since the first time I visited Red Square SL it appears as if more buildings have been added, so hopefully this will continue in the future as the sim is very well done and gives us the opportunity of visiting Moscow virtually, even if we may never have the chance to get there in RL.

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