Childhood: 1870–1887
Lenin was born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov in Streletskaya Ulitsa, Simbirsk, now Ulyanovsk, on 22 April 1870, and baptised six days later; as a … See more

Organising the Soviet government: 1917–1918
The Provisional Government had planned for a Constituent … See more

Marxism and Leninism
Lenin was a devout Marxist, and believed that his interpretation of Marxism, first termed "Leninism" … See more

Lenin saw himself as a man of destiny and firmly believed in the righteousness of his cause and his own ability as a revolutionary … See more

Volkogonov said, while renouncing Leninist ideology, that "there can scarcely have been another man in history who managed so profoundly to change so large a society on such a scale." Lenin's administration laid the framework for the system of … See more

Early activism and imprisonment: 1893–1900
In late 1893, Lenin moved to Saint Petersburg. There, he worked as a barrister's assistant … See more

In March 1923, Lenin had a third stroke and lost his ability to speak; that month, he experienced partial paralysis on his right side and began … See more