Russia: Lenin hides portrait of Tsar Nicholas II for almost 100 years

Lenin replaced Tsar Nicholas II in more ways than one, as a portrait of the last Tsar was discovered on the reverse side of the Bolshevik leader's portrait, as shown at St. Petersburg's Stieglitz Art and Industry Academy, on Thursday. The discovery was made by experts after an x-ray revealed a second face right next to Lenin's. The portrait has been on loan at Stieglitz Academy since 2013 from the State Russian Museum for restoration works. The painting of the Tsar had gone undiscovered for the last 90 yea