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After the autopsy was completed, Stalin's body was given to the embalmers to prepare it for the three days it would lay-in-state. Stalin's body was placed on temporary display in the Hall of Columns.Thousands of people lined up in the snow to see it. The crowds were so dense and chaotic outside that some people were trampled underfoot, others rammed against traffic lights, and some others choked to death. It is estimated that 500 people lost their lives while trying to get a glimpse of Stalin's corpse.