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Facts

Also Known As Vladimir Ilich Lenin • Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov
Born April 22, 1870 • Russia
Died January 21, 1924 (aged 53) • Russia
Title / Office head of state (1922-1924), Soviet Union • head of state (1917-1922), Russia
Political Affiliation Bolshevik • Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Notable Family Members spouse Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya
Role In April Theses • Russian Civil War • Russian Revolution • New Economic Policy • War Communism • October Revolution

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  • Lenin's embalmed body is displayed in Moscow's Red Square.

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Vladimir Lenin seated at a cluttered desk with papers and books, looking forward. Shelves of books are visible in the background.
Statue of Vladimir Lenin in Orel, Russia, showing Lenin in a suit with one arm extended and the other holding his coat lapel, with a decorative relief in the background.
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Vladimir Lenin stands in the foreground, gesturing with his right arm and holding a cap, as he addresses a large crowd gathered outside a grand building during the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Painting of Vladimir Lenin standing on a platform, gesturing and addressing a large crowd of deputies inside Smolny Palace, with red flags and columns in the background.
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Vladimir Lenin reclines in a wooden lounge chair on a veranda, wearing a cap and light-colored shirt, with trees and a white balustrade in the background.
Lenin Mausoleum, a stepped red and black stone structure, stands in front of the Kremlin wall on Red Square in Moscow, with people gathered near the entrance and small trees nearby.
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