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Vladimir Lenin

This is Vladimir Lenin, born on April 22 in the year of 1870 in a small town
called Simbirsk during the Russian Empire. Lenins parents where both
considered as well educated, his father was even a teacher. Growing up,
Lenin attended school and made an excellent job as a student.

His father died in 1887. That year marked a turning point for young Lenin
and in a lot of ways determined his path as future revolutionary. His older
brother, Aleksandr Ulyanov, was involved with Narodovoltsy a
revolutionary terrorist society. Lenins sister Anna, who was with Aleksandr at
the time of his arrest, had to live in exile at the family estate not far from
Kazan, a city in the central part of Russia, currently the capital of the
Republic of Tatarstan. Around that time he became interested in the works of
Karl Marx.

As an average human, Lenin continued with his education at the Kazan


University in Russia. While at university, he started to get involved with
politics and revolutionary groups. He began to research Karl Marx and
convinced himself that Marxism was the best way of governing a country.
Thanks to this, he was kicked out of university and arrested, but he was later
allowed to return. After graduating, he decided to dedicate himself to work as
a lawyer. This didnt stop him from working as a revolutionary. He soon
moved to Saint Petersburg where he quickly became a leader among the
Marxists. Since the government officials and spies were everywhere, he had
to constantly hide to avoid being arrested.

Eventually, he created a group of Bolsheviks made out of Marxists. In 1897,


Lenin was caught again and arrested as well and exiled to Siberia for three
long years. He returned in 1900 and continued to promote the revolution and
push Marxism. However, he was then banned from Saint Petersburg and was
closely watched by the police. He spent most of his time over the next
several years in Western Europe and wrote the communist papers and
planed for the coming revolution. After many victories, experiences, and
adventures, in 1918, Lenin was shot in an assassination attempt. Although
he survived, his health was never fine again. Starting in 1922, he suffered
several heart strokes. He finally died from one of the constant heart strokes
he had on January 21, 1924.

Although Lenin was ruthless he was also pragmatic. When his efforts to
transform the Russian economy to a socialist model stalled, he introduced
the New Economic Policy, where a measure of private enterprise was again
permitted, a policy that continued for several years after his death. Lenin
was the type of person who liked school and did good at it.

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