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Vladimir Lenin

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Also known as Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, Vladimir Il'ich Lenin, Vladimir Il'ich Ul'yanov, Lenin, V. I. Ul'yanov, V. I. Lenin, Vladimir Ulyanov

founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)

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Vladimir Lenin was a Russian revolutionary who founded the Soviet Union and led it as the country's first leader from the Russian Revolution until his death in 1924. He matters historically because his ideas and actions shaped the development of communism as a global political force and had enormous consequences for world politics throughout the 20th century.

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On Historical Materialism
The Essential Left
K. Marx, F. Engels, V.I. Lenin On Scientific Communism
Über Kultur, Ästhetik und Literatur - Ausgewählte Texte

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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (22 April 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known by his alias Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1922 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Under his administration, Russia and then the wider Soviet Union became a one-party communist state governed by the Russian…

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A Nation Denied: Ukraine's Battle for History — Self (archive footage)2024
The Return of Vertov — Self (archive footage)2024
USSR (1917-1991) — Self (archive footage)2024
História do Comunismo — Self2024
Aurora's Sunrise — Self - Politician (archive footage)2023
Historical Nihilism and the Fall of the USSR — (archival footage)2022
A History of Antisemitism — Self - Politician (archive footage)2022
The Anarchists — Self2022
The Century of Icons — Self (archive footage)2022
The Village Detective: A Song Cycle — Self - Politician (archive footage)2021

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Lifespan: 1870–1924
Nationality: RU, SU, RUS
Role / Field: Politicos, Politicians, Politician, Politici, Theorist, Polityka
Language: rus, ara
Gender: Male

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Instance of: human
Given name: Vladimir
Gender: male
Citizenship: Russia
Place of birth: Ulyanovsk
Spouse: Nadezhda Krupskaya
Father: Ilya Ulyanov
Mother: Maria Ulyanova
Sibling: Anna Ulyanova
Occupation: communist
Employer: Council of People's Commissars
Political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Languages spoken: German
Native language: Russian
Religion: Eastern Orthodoxy
Notable work: Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism
Participant in: 11th Congress of the Russian Communist Party
Field of work: communism
Hair colour: black hair
Movement: class struggle
Conflict: Polish–Soviet War
Image: Vladimir Lenin in July 1920 by Pavel Zhukov.jpg
Height: 165
Work location: Moscow

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Residence: London
Convicted of: political activity
Significant event: October Revolution
Political ideology: socialism
Commons category: Vladimir Lenin
cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage
date of birth: 1870-04-22
date of death: 1924-01-21
topic's main category: Category:Vladimir Lenin
Commons gallery: Владимир Ильич Ленин
place of burial: Lenin's Mausoleum
Commons Creator page: Vladimir Lenin
influenced by: John Atkinson Hobson
name in native language: Владимир Ильич Ленин
manner of death: natural causes
ethnic group: Russians
pseudonym: Lenin
birth name: Владимир Ильич Ульянов
P6482: Vladimir Lenin
writing language: Russian
list of works: Vladimir Lenin bibliography
sexual orientation: heterosexuality
facial hair: Van Dyke beard
has works in the collection: Victoria and Albert Museum
medical condition: epilepsy
P12749: Kurt Sethe

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5 objects attributed to Vladimir Lenin, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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