Protesters arrested after trying to raise Lenin from the dead using holy water
Two Russian performance artists were being held by police on Tuesday after throwing holy water at the Lenin Mausoleum on Red Square and shouting “Rise up and leave!” The men were held overnight in a police station and were awaiting a court hearing after the protest they carried out on Monday, an Orthodox holiday, a spokeswoman for OVD Info, a website that monitors detentions of activists, told AFP. The men were being charged with petty …