The decision of 1953 was further invalidated on December 4, 1974, when the Ministerial Council of the Russian SFSR decided to formally protect the historical monuments of the Lenin Mausoleum and the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.
On December 4, 1974, the Ministerial Council of the Russian SFSR reaffirmed the protection of the historical monuments at the Lenin Mausoleum and the Kremlin Wall Necropolis. This decision superseded the earlier 1953 ruling.