Vladimir Lenin

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Introduction & Top Questions
Early life
- The making of a revolutionary
- Formation of a revolutionary party
Challenges of the Revolution of 1905 and World War I
Leadership in the Russian Revolution
- First return to Petrograd
- Decision to seize power
- Saving the Revolution
- Formation of the Third International
- Illness and death

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Also Known As	Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov • Vladimir Ilich Lenin
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

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