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    Five Questions For Vladimir Lenin      The most dedicated leader of the revolution, and future leader of the Bolshevik Party in Russia, was Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. He was born in 1870 in Simbirsk, Russia, a small town on the Volga River, to a family of hereditary nobles that were not wealt but quite comfortable. Vladimir Ulyanov, who would later change his name to Lenin, was the third of seven children. His oldest brother, Aleksandr, was hanged in May of 1887 for having

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    Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was an impactful political leader in Russia during the twentieth century. He was a famous figure and left a huge impact on the Russian/Soviet Union Empire for many decades to follow. What he may be known for best, Lenin created and brought up the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics along with helping with the introduction of communism. He applied that communism concept to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics government that he was running. As the political leader in the Union

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    Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as his alias, Vladimir Lenin or even as simply as Lenin, was an influential and highly significant Communist revolutionary and political theorist turned politician during the early twentieth century. Greatly acknowledged as the spearing head of Russia’s Communist movement, Lenin became the main founding father of the Soviet Union through his lead of the October Revolution of 1917 as the head of the Bolsheviks. But, gaining followers and forming a new government

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    Logan Evans Mr. Brennan Honors World Civ. March 31, 2016 Lenin One of the great political leaders of the 20th century, Vladimir Lenin, made a huge impact on the world. He was revolutionary, and whether you love him or hate him, he was a man with ambition. He was the founder of the Soviet Union and formed the country that sparked an intense rivalry with the United States and put a new form of government into place. This was a man with ambition to get rid of capitalism and change the ways of Russia

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    The popular, the majority, the working class, the predominant, the masses. There are countless terms available to describe who has the most socio-political power, the most weathered; the proletariats. In Vladimir Lenin’s eyes, in a capitalist society a proletariat is the term used to describe the working class, the class that does not have ownership of any means of production(land and capital) and whose sole income source derives from labor. The minority, who own the majority of the wealth, the

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    that shortly after would unify with other countries to form USSR. Socialist regime was established in Russia in 1917 after a revolution knocked down the tsarist monarchy that was in force. After the end of the monarchy, the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin initiated the socialist government that defended ideals based on, mainly, Marxist principals. Lenin's government faced a strong opposition from those who supported the tsarist regime what resulted in a long civil war that left Russia devastated

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    English 10 20 April 2015 Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Lenin was a very persuasive person, he was very good at getting crowds and people on his side. He is considered one of the most influential and controversial political figures of the 20th century. Lenin was one of the leaders for the Bolshevik Revelation. Later in 1917 he became the head leader of the USSR, the newly formed Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. He was born on April 10th of 1870. School was very important to Lenin, because his parents

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    Modern American 's View on Vladimir Lenin 's Economic Policies Founding the Russian Communist Party and leading the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, Vladimir Lenin was one of the most essential and controversial figures in the 20th century. Deeply believing in Marxism, Lenin devoted his Initiated for the undertaking of communism in Russia. However, although undoubtedly a great leader who made a significant contribution in politics and philosophy to the world, Lenin made considerable bad judgments

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    Riley 4/20/24 History Lenin Final. Vladimir Lenin was a cruel tyrant. His use of the red terror and the Cheka were the main reasons for this cruelty. Vladimir Lenin was a cruel tyrant because of the Red Terror. The Red Terror was a period in Russia in which Lenin sought to suppress the masses by execution. In the article, “Lenin vs History”, it is claimed that Lenin once said, “Let there be floods of blood of the bourgeoisie - more blood, as much as possible”(HVL). (The bourgeoisie being the working

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    Some of the most tragic moments in Russian history occurred during the tumultuous period between the death of Vladimir Lenin and the rise of Joseph Stalin during the 1930s. This was a time of massive devastation during which almost 5 million peasants died of starvation due to the failures of collective farming. Thousands of men and women were also falsely accused of anti-patriotism and sent to Siberian labor camps in which they experienced rampant disease, physical and emotional abuse, and often

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