Hugo Chavez 's embalmed body is to be placed on display in a glass casket . This follows in a tradition that includes Lenin , Kim Il Sung and North Korea 's Mao Zedong . Mao Zedong historian : `` It 's like being in a wax museum -- the magic has long since gone '' ` 'Embalming Surgeons ' says a North Korea 's embalmer of his trade .
Hugo Chavez 's embalmed body is to be placed on display in a glass casket . This follows in a tradition that includes Lenin , Mao Zedong and North Korea 's Kim Il Sung . Lenin historian : `` It 's like being in a wax museum -- the magic has long since gone '' `` It 's the last thing you can ever do for anybody , '' says a UK embalmer of his trade .