HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Communist leader of Russia
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Socialist arrested in the US
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Democratic presidential candidate
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Head of the Committee of Public Information
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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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Stalin was given the honour of organizing his funeral. Upon Lenin’s death, Stalin was officially hailed as his successor as the leader of the ruling Communist Party and of the Soviet Union itself.
Detailed explanation-3: -Introducing radical land reforms. The victory of Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War from 1917 to 1922 was credited to Lenin. He introduced the New Economic Policy which was a mixture of economic systems with a leading role for the state.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.
Detailed explanation-5: -Vladimir Lenin was voted the chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars of the Soviet Union (Sovnarkom) on 30 December 1922 by the Congress of Soviets.