Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin was the founder of the Russian Communist Party, led the Bolshevik Revolution, and was the first head of the Soviet state.
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
Political Figure
April 22, 1870
Taurus
January 21, 1924
53
Ulyanovsk, Russia
Vladimir Lenin, a revolutionary Marxist and communist leader, spearheaded the Bolshevik Party’s rise to power in Russia during the October Revolution. As the founder of the Russian Communist Party, he played a crucial role in establishing the Soviet Union and served as its inaugural leader until his death in 1924. Among his most renowned works are “What is to be Done?”, “State and Revolution”, and “Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism”. Lenin was instrumental in forming the Red Army, implementing the New Economic Policy, and founding the Comintern.
A lesser-known fact about Lenin is that he survived an assassination attempt in August 1918, sustaining two gunshot wounds to the chest. These injuries never fully healed and likely contributed to his deteriorating health in the years preceding his death.