Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) was a Russian revolutionary and politician who led the Bolshevik Party to power in the October Revolution of 1917 and became the first head of government of Soviet Russia and later the Soviet Union. Building on the political and economic theory of Karl Marx, he developed the body of thought known as Marxism-Leninism, arguing for a disciplined vanguard party to lead a working-class revolution. As head of the new Soviet state he oversaw its withdrawal from the First World War, presided over the Russian Civil War against anti-Bolshevik forces, and later introduced the New Economic Policy, a partial retreat from full state control of the economy. He survived an assassination attempt in 1918 but suffered a series of strokes from 1922 that left him incapacitated before his death in 1924, after which he was succeeded in the power struggle that followed by Joseph Stalin.
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RoleRussian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist; first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia (1917-1924) and of the Soviet Union (1922-1924) 1 Birth DateNew Style (Gregorian) date; the source's own parenthetical also gives the Old Style date as 10 April 1870. Role
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Was Lenin his real name?
Lenin was a pseudonym he adopted in 1901; he was born Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov.
No. He was born Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov in Simbirsk, a town later renamed Ulyanovsk in his honour. He adopted the pseudonym Lenin in 1901 during his clandestine party work after exile in Siberia.
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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1870-21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Ideologically a Marxist, his developments to the ideology are called Leninism.
lead parenthetical, birth year (New Style)
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1870-21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Ideologically a Marxist, his developments to the ideology are called Leninism.
lead parenthetical, birth date (New Style)
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1870-21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Ideologically a Marxist, his developments to the ideology are called Leninism.
lead parenthetical, death year
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1870-21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Ideologically a Marxist, his developments to the ideology are called Leninism.
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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1870-21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Ideologically a Marxist, his developments to the ideology are called Leninism.
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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1870-21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Ideologically a Marxist, his developments to the ideology are called Leninism.
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Born to an upper-middle-class family in Simbirsk, Lenin embraced revolutionary socialist politics following his brother's 1887 execution.
closing paragraph, place of death
With his health failing, Lenin died in Gorki, and Joseph Stalin succeeded him as the pre-eminent figure in the Soviet government.
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Building on the political and economic theory of Karl Marx, he developed the body of thought known as Marxism-Leninism, arguing for a disciplined vanguard party to lead a working-class revolution.
In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born Gregorian to Julian|22 April 1870; died 1924-1-21
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