Vladimir Lenin Essay

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Romario Atkinson
Mrs.Dietz
English 4
8 April 2014
Vladimir Lenin
April 22nd 1870 a legend was born. His legal name was Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov, but most people simply know him as Vladimir Lenin. He excelled at in his education, also was a really persuasive person. Lenin used fear tactics to control, & maintain power amongst his Russian supporters. ll. Early Life: Born on April 22nd, from the start it was quite obvious that Vladimir Lenin was going to make a huge impact on the world. He was a very good student, top of his class eventually moving on to law school. He was expelled from university for his radical policies. Lenin finished his law degree as an external student very shortly after in 1891. He then moved to St Petersburg and then eventually became a professional revolutionary. Like many of his allies he was arrested then exiled to Siberia and set as an example to anyone else who thought of revolting (“Vladimir Lenin”). lll. Cheka / Exiled to Siberia: While in Siberia Lenin met his wife to be Nadezhda Krupskaya (“Vladimir Lenin”). He spent almost 15 years in Western Europe, where he became a well-known figure in the international revolutionary movement. He was then announced the leader of The ‘Bolshevik’ party of the
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Russian Social Democratic workers party. Lenin eventually returned home and started working against the tsarist regime. From the beginning of the regime, the Bolsheviks relied heavy on a strong secret police known as the Cheka (“Secret Police”). The secret police became quickly known for its brutality. Since the Bolshevik seizure of power in the October revolution, Lenin had been focus on keeping his...

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...lso expressed his concern of Stalin gaining more support and power. Lenin then died at the very young age of 53. Thousands upon thousands of mourners walked past Lenin’s exposed coffin at his funeral. St. Petersburg was then renamed Leningrad to honor Vladimir Lenin. A long embalming process then took place, followed by the construction of a permanent mausoleum in Moscow’s Red square where Lenin’s body was mummified and put on display.
Lenin had a very successful short life, he had succeeded where his brother had failed. On the night of July 16th Czar Nicholas ll and his family were awakened and told to get dressed immediately because the enemy was closing in. They, where rushed to a basement were a firing

Atkinson 4 squad burst in and gunned them all down. His brother had intended to kill Czar Nicholas ll but was caught and then publicly hung to set an example.

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