Biography nikolai lenin vs vladimir
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Lenin was well read, had an excellent memory, and was noted for his incredible energy and directness.
He was passionately ruthless and when he spoke things were crisp and clear. Among the most disciplined, focused, and ambitious revolutionaries in history, Lenin definitely scores in the Top 3.
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Lenin in Gorky, August 1922. Photo: The Lenin Archive, Marxist.org
Lenin's Name
Lenin was born Vladimir Ilyich (or Ilich) Ulyanov.
He adopted the pseudonym Lenin during his underground party work after his exile in Siberia. The word Lenin is believed to have been derived from the Russian river Lena.
Sometimes, Vladimir signed with N. Lenin. People filled the gap in their minds and Nikolai, a common Russian name, was invented.
Lenin's
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Nicolai Lenin: His Life and Work
NICOLAI LENIN: HIS LIFE AND WORK.
BY G. ZINOVIEFF.
Comrades! Last week may be called Lenin's week. inom think I shall not in any way exaggerate if inom say that every honest worker in Petrograd, in the whole of Europe, indeed, even in the whole world, so far as he may have heard the news of the attempt on Comrade Lenin, had in the course of these anxious days no other thought than the one question, will the wounded leader of International Communism recover? And I, comrades, am happy to share with you the good news: to-day we may—at last—count the recovery of Comrade Lenin as entirely assured. (Thunderous applause).
Comrades, I have in my hands a telegram, written already by Comrade Lenin himself. (Thunderous applause).
This telegram was handed in to-day at 1:10 a. m. from the Kremlin. This is, apparently, the first telegram of Comrade Lenin since he began to recover. Comrade Lenin gives us certain official instructions and finishe
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V. I. Lenin The Story Of His Life
Maria Prilezhayeva
Published: First published in Russian in 1973. English version: Moscow, Progress Publishers 1978.
Translated: From the Russian by Fainna Glagoleva
Transcription\Markup: Sam Berner and David Walters
CONTENTS
By Way of Introduction
V. I. Lenin. The Story of His Life
Joy
Winter Evenings
A Summer’s Day
The River Boat
At School
Worries 8
Father Dies
March 1st
Farewell, Simbirsk!
The Meeting at Kazan University
A Road Is Chosen
Beyond Nevskaya Zastava
The First Book
Four Leaflets
Nadezhda Konstantinovna
You Can’t Silence Us
Cell No. 193
The Green Lamp
I’ve Come to You for Advice”
The Events of May
At Vaneyev’s Bedside
Freedom Again!
The Spark Will Kindle a Flame
Lenin
The Bolsheviks
The Massacre ...
The Red Flag at Sea
Secret Meetings
Enforced Exile
A Meeting in Stockholm
Longjumeau Village
Declaring War on War
Home for Good
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