HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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Vladimir Putin
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Joseph Stalin
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Vladimir Lenin
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sometimes the Bolshevik Revolution is referred to as the October Revolution. The main leaders of the Bolsheviks were Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Leon Trotsky. After Lenin died in 1924, Stalin consolidated power and forced Trotsky out.
Detailed explanation-3: -Four defining attributes of Lenin can be identified that aid in explaining his unprecedented success. These are: (i) Lenin’s foresight as a revolutionary theorist; (ii) Lenin’s innate drive and ambition; (iii) His decisiveness and adaptability; (iv) His ability to harness the support of the proletariat.