Vladimir Lenin was born on April 22, 1870, in Ulyanovsk [1][2][3][4][5][6] and died on January 21, 1924, in Bolshiye Gorki [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][3][4]. He held citizenship in the Russian Empire, the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, and the Soviet Union . His professional life encompassed roles as a politician, writer, economist, lawyer, revolutionary, and journalist [17][18][20][6].
Lenin adhered to atheism [21] and was married to Nadezhda Krupskaya from 1898 until 1924 [20]. He was the sibling of Maria Ulyanova, Olga Ulyanova, Alexander Ulyanov, Dmitry Ulyanov, and Anna Ulyanova . His education included studies at Simbirsk Classical Gymnasium, Kazan Imperial University, Saint Petersburg State University, and Imperial St. Petersburg University [22].
He was employed by Saint Petersburg State University and served with the Council of People's Commissars as of 1917 . His primary fields of work and influence included Leninism, politics, and communism [23].
Occupation: journalist[19], philosopher[20], political theorist[21], Leader of the world proletariat[22], communist[23]
Field of work: Leninism[24], politics[25], communism[26]
Position held: Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR[27], Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars[28], president of the Council of Labour and Defence of the USSR[29], deputy of the Moscow City Council[30], Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee[31]
Employer: Saint Petersburg State University[32], Council of People's Commissars[33]
Educated at: Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State University[34], Kazan Imperial University[35], Simbirsk Classical Gymnasium[36], Imperial St. Petersburg University[37]
Award received: Work order of Corasmia[38], honorary citizen of Kazan[39]
Member of: All-Union Society of Old Bolsheviks[40]
Religion or worldview: atheism[41], Eastern Orthodoxy[42]
Member of political party: Russian Social Democratic Labour Party[47], Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (bolshevik)[48], Communist Party of the Soviet Union[49]
Movement: anti-imperialism[50], anti-capitalism[51], Marxism[52], class struggle[53]
Things named for Vladimir Lenin include Saint Petersburg[59], Marxism–Leninism[60], Lenin's Mausoleum[61], Moscow Metro[62], Order of Lenin[63], Ulyanovsk[64], and Leninism[65].
Why It Matters
Vladimir Lenin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] He is known by 130 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
He has been cited as an influence by Joseph Stalin[68], a politician[69], 1878–1953[70], of Russian Empire[71], awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union[72], specialised in revolutionary[73]; Che Guevara[74], a politician[75], 1928–1967[76], of Cuba[77], awarded the Collar of the Order of the White Lion[78]; Leonid Brezhnev[79], a politician[80], 1906–1982[81], of Russian Empire[82], awarded the Order of Lenin[83]; Antonio Gramsci[84], a philosopher[85], 1891–1937[86], of Kingdom of Italy[87], awarded the Viareggio Prize[88], specialised in philosophy[89]; Erich Honecker[90], a politician[91], 1912–1994[92], of Territory of the Saar Basin[93], awarded the Order of José Martí[94]; and Slavoj Žižek[95], a philosopher[96], b. 1949[97], of Slovenia[98], awarded the Ambassador of Science of the Republic of Slovenia[99], specialised in ideology[100].
Works attributed to him include What Is to Be Done?[101], Lenin's Testament[102], Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism[103], The State and Revolution[104], April Theses[105], and he bibliography[106]. Entities named for him include Saint Petersburg[59], Marxism–Leninism[60], Lenin's Mausoleum[61], Moscow Metro[62], Order of Lenin[63], and Ulyanovsk[64].
Vladimir Lenin's father was Ilya Ulyanov[10]. Vladimir Lenin's mother was Maria Ulyanova[11].
Who was Vladimir Lenin married to?
Vladimir Lenin's spouses include Nadezhda Krupskaya[12].
What did Vladimir Lenin do for work?
Vladimir Lenin worked as a politician[3], writer[4], economist[5], lawyer[6], and revolutionary[7].
Where did Vladimir Lenin go to school?
Vladimir Lenin was educated at Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State University[34], Kazan Imperial University[35], Simbirsk Classical Gymnasium[36], and Imperial St. Petersburg University[37].
What awards did Vladimir Lenin receive?
Honors received include Work order of Corasmia[38] and honorary citizen of Kazan[39].
Who did Vladimir Lenin influence?
Vladimir Lenin has been cited as an influence by Joseph Stalin[68], Che Guevara[74], Leonid Brezhnev[79], and Antonio Gramsci[84].
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