Changes

Undoubtedly __NOTOC__[[File:683px-Lenin.jpg|thumbnail|200px|left|Vladimir Lenin]]In 1917, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (alias Lenin) seized control of Russia in the ranks aftermath of the turbulent 20th century’s decades a few names emerge as some Russian Revolution, created the Soviet Union and ruled it until his death in 1924. Lenin was one of the most significant key revolutionaries known leading political figures in the history of mankind: Lenin, Mandela, Stalin, Hitler, Mao to name 20th century. He was the revolutionary thinker behind the USSR idea (a few. Yet some of them share and spread out that specific spirit able to spark k.a fire on a global scale. The Great Soviet Union), conquer minds and inspire millions of people effectively having them bent fought to their absolute will. But what does materialize it take to be a true revolutionary and change masterminded the fate Bolshevik bloody takeover of those millions, to define power in Russia after Russia's withdrawal from World War One. Lenin's reign as the very course head of the history itself and/or even shape entire countries? How does one bring down emblematic well-established ‘status quos’ and regimes to build one’s own upon former remains and ashes? What is it like to be a true visionarynewly created Soviet Union was brief, to lead, inspire and motivate millions of people to follow you? but his influence stretched throughout the 20th century.

====Lenin’s Early Life====Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (later known as Lenin as he solely nicknamed himself) was one of the leading political figures born on 22 April 1870 in Simbirsk on the course of the 20th centuryVolga River into a well-educated family. He excelled at school and chose to pursue law studies and career. However, while he was the at university his brother, Aleksandr Ulyanov, was involved with “Narodovoltsy” – a revolutionary thinker behind terrorist society and in 1891 he was arrested and executed for taking part in an assassination plot against Tsar Alexander III. His brother's execution radicalized Vladimir. He turned his anger towards =the USSR idea (a.kruling Tsarist regime.His brother's execution along with his father’s death marked a. The Great Soviet Union), fought to materialize it turning point in his life and masterminded shaped his path in the Bolshevik bloody takeover of power in Russia after World War Onefuture.[[File:Lenin-circa-1887. And although jpg|thumbnail|150px|left|Vladimir Lenin died in 1887]] Soon after his mid-50sbrother execution, Lenin was expelled from the university for his ideas influenced active participation in student protests against the Tsarist regime. He was forced to continue his law studies as an external student at St. Petersburg University. Around this time he also became passionately interested in Karl Marx’s works. He joined Marxists groups when he was 21 and marked the following generations’ fate, development in essence became a professional revolutionary. Lenin became involved with various Marxist societies and radical groups and published his writings on politics and lives for quite many decades that came afterMarxism.

====Lenin was born on 22 April 1870 in Simbirsk on - the Volga River into a well-educated family. Young Revolutionary==== Once he excelled at schoolLenin was released, he chose continued to pursue a law studies work on his views regarding social imbalance passionately and careerformed the Bolsheviks. However, later in university, angered and influenced by The Bolsheviks would become the cruel public execution preeminent party of his brother (being a member of a revolutionary group himself) at Russian Marxists shaped the hands of the ruling Tsarist regime, Lenin became far more radical in his thinkingfuture Communist Party.<ref>Lenin’s older brother Initially establishing the so- Aleksandr Ulyanov, was involved with “Narodovoltsy” called Russian Social Democratic Worker's Party and later – a revolutionary terrorist society and in 1891 he was arrested and executed for taking part in an assassination plot against Tsar Alexander IIICommunist Party.</ref> That event, together The synthesis of Lenin’s views combined with his father’s death, marked a turning point in young Lenin’s life and broadly determined his path those of the future revolutionary Karl Marx created what we now know todayas “Marxism-Leninism” or the basis of whole Communist doctrine throughout the 20th century. Shortly after these critical events[[File:Vladimir_Lenin_plays_chess_with_Alexander_Bogdanov_during_a_visit_to_Maxim_Gorky_(April_,10_(23)_-_April, _17_(30)_1908).jpg|thumbnail|325px|left|Vladimir Lenin was expelled from the university for his active participation plays chess with Alexander Bogdanov in student protests against Tsarist regime 1908]]His teachings attracted more and was forced to continue his law studies as an external student at St. Petersburg University. Around that time he also became passionately interested in Karl Marx’s worksmore passionate followers. Unsurprisingly, even before concluding his education, young Lenin joined writing unpopular with the Marxists groups Russian authorities. Vladimir argued in favor at the age total state ownership of 21 as to become a professional revolutionary. Lenin quickly got involved with Marxist societies and radical groups and even published several writings of his own. Almost all of them were immediately banned and restricted by the ruling regimeproperty, abolishing Tsarists privileges, declared illegal equal rights for all and only passed from hand to hand. And because he caught the eye elimination of unemployment. As the Russian radicalstension grew, Lenin was declared “enemy of the state” by decided to leave the Russian police. He was mercilessly chased by the Tsarists country for his radical views and ideas and soon he was arrested security reasons and exiled move to SiberiaWestern Europe. During his Siberian exile Vladimir adopted He spent there most of the famous “Lenin” pseudonym himself – the nicksubsequent 15 in self-name he’s become best known for<ref>Throughout imposed exile. After his life Lenin often used many different pseudonyms for work or for security reasons</ref> move to Eastern Europe, he became a prominent member of the international revolutionary movement.

=Away from Russia, he continued to publish and won more followers on his side. He published his newspaper “Iskra” (“Spark”) in Munich with the motto “From Spark to Flame!” Aided by foreign funds, Lenin - actively challenged established the doctrine, policy, and institution of the Young Revolutionary= ruling Tsarist regimes.

Once ====World War I Fatigue====In 1917, exhausted by World War One, Tsarist Russia was a wreck. It was the perfect chaos moment for Lenin was releasedto return home. Germany, he continued to passionately work on his views regarding social imbalance and formed the famous Bolsheviks group of supporters – a major faction of Russian Marxistsan attempt to destabilize Russia, later shaping the whole Communist Partysent Lenin back to Russia.<ref>Initially establishing They hoped Lenin would undermine the so-called Russian Social Democratic Worker's Party and later – Communist Partywar efforts.</ref> The synthesis Instead of Lenin’s views combined together with those of Karl Marx created what we now know being arrested and exiled again, Lenin was welcomed home and supported by other radical thinkers such as “Marxism-Leninism” or Leon Trotsky. He quickly became the basis leader of whole Communist doctrine throughout the 20th century. His teachings attracted more Marxist movement and more passionate followers and were not popular with led the Bolsheviks in the Russian authorities at all – he wasbloody, violent Red October Revolution. Lenin, after allmuch to his surprise, against effectively ended the ruling Tsarist regime Russian Empire rather easily and class divisions established the Soviet state. [[Why did the Russian Romanov Dynasty collapse in society1917?|The Romanov Dynasty]] had become brittle and incredibly unpopular and Russians were willing to embrace Lenin's revolution. Vladimir aimed [[File:Russian_prisoners_tannenberg.jpg|thumbnail|350px|left|Russian prisoners after the disastrous defeat at total state ownership the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914]]In the following three years of goodscivil war, abolishing Tsarists privileges, equal rights for all and lack the Bolsheviks successfully assumed total control of workless personnel - even if that meant going to extremes like poets serving in army or getting involved with peasant workRussia. As the tension grew, Lenin decided to leave acted as the country for security reasons first head of this new socialistic regime and move to Western Europe. He spent there most was the architect of the subsequent decade USSR itself. Lenin also commanded and led the famous Red Army - established immediately after the 1917 October Revolution. <ref>A.k.a half and continued to play a key role also in the international revolutionary movement. Red October or Bolshevik Revolution </ref>

Away from Russia he created his own propaganda means and won even more followers on his side. <ref>E.g. published his legendary newspaper “Iskra” (“Spark”) in Munich with the motto “From Spark to Flame!”</ref> Aided by foreign funds, Lenin actively challenged the established doctrine, policy and institution of the ruling Tsarist regimes. Vladimir quickly learnt, that the real force was within the proletariat – workers, soldiers and peasants – masses who would become his revolution’s weapons and dictatorship’s instruments later. ==World War I Fatigue== In 1917, exhausted by World War One, Russia was up for a change. It was the perfect chaos moment for Lenin to return home. He was additionally funded by the Germans who hoped that he would undermine the Russian war efforts. Instead of arrested and exiled again, Lenin was warmly welcomed home and supported by other radical thinkers (e.g. Leon Trotsky) he led the Bolsheviks in the bloody violent Red October Revolution. Lenin, much to his own surprise, effectively ended the Russian Empire rather easily and established the Soviet state that would soon become a global superpower. Masses loved him, he had won their full support and devotion with his speeches and “illegal” writings calling for a change. In the following almost three years of civil war, the Bolsheviks assumed total control of the country. Vladimir acted as the first head of this new socialistic regime and was the architect of the USSR itself. Lenin also commanded and led the famous Red Army - established immediately after the 1917 October Revolution. <ref>A.k.a. Red October or Bolshevik Revolution </ref>  Lenin proved decisive and ruthless from the very beginning: he neglected his fellow countrymen sufferings and mercilessly crushed any opposition or riots. The Red Army or as it was also commonly referred to - The Great Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army - was raised by Lenin’s Bolsheviks to oppose the various military collectively known as the White army during the Russian Civil War. After 1922 the Red Army became the army of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics established by the new regime. In February 1946 it effectively transformed, embodied and led the Soviet Armed Forces or Soviet Army. Historically, the Red Army is also credited as being the decisive land force in the Allied victory in World War II during the operations on the Eastern Front.  =Lenin’s Cult of Personality====  Lenin had an amazing power over the crowds – he was a great powerful and gifted orator with truly inspirational power. From early age Vladimir was capable of effectively transmitting communicating complicated concepts and simplifying any complicated matter ideas to the masses until people lost their will and eventually got their minds enslavedhis audience. But make no mistake: some may celebrate Lenin as a defendant of workers’ rightscould effectively communicate with Russians who had limited education. Unfortunately, but he Lenin was much more decisive and prepared interested in building a country around his persona instead of trying to cause horrific mass suffering and sacrifice countless human improve the lives in the pursuit of Communist goalsRussian citizens. Lenin was fairly ruthless with any opposition to his rule. Millions of free-will poets, philosophers or priests lost their life lives or were forced to emigrate.<ref>Church The orthodox church was almost completely entirely banned.</ref>

Lenin’s absolute authoritarian regime soon gained lots of opponents generated opposition, and he narrowly survived a few assassination attempts. In one of these attempts, Vladimir Lenin was severely wounded , and his long term health was affected. However, Lenin was a true 's injury and workaholic, which in effect further ruined nature eroded his health. In May 1922 he suffered a stroke from which he never fully recovered. He lost his power of speech , and his right arm and leg were paralyzed. In December came , he had another stroke. The third followed in March 1923 and turned him into a living corpse. Lenin died on 24 January 1924. His corpse body was embalmed and emblematically placed in a mausoleum in his memoriam on Moscow's Red Square. St Petersburg was named renamed Leningrad (The City of Lenin)in his honor.

====Conclusion==== If we measure greatness by the power of will and the scale of damage, then Lenin was truly by all means one of the most remarkable politicians. He destroyed one powerful empires transformed himself from imprisoned radical to create another based on extreme violencean absolute ruler in three decades. In many ways he defined Lenin's shadow hung over the development of world history throughout the 20th centurySoviet Union and Europe for another 70 years. Certainly, While Lenin was the founder of the idea remarkable orator and the guiding spirit of the Soviet Republics for many decades that followed - a communist philosopherwriter, disciple his takeover of Karl Marx, Russia was a leader of the Bolshevik (Communist) Party and the mastermind of the fluke. In 1917 Red October Revolution. Some may consider him a defender, others - a tyrant; some call him a saint, many more – the Russian Empire was a devildisaster. But all in all Lenin played an enormous role in It was led by the history of the 20th centuryRomanov's who were unpopular, foolish and incompetent. He applied communist ideas to real life and his “experiment” forever changed World War I had also fatally weakened the face of the worldRussian Empire. Not only did he reshape all Russia but also Lenin's revolution would have been quickly snuffed out if had millions of people bent to his will, changing the very course of occurred at any other time in Russian history in his own regard. Lenin was 's timing could not have been better. Lenin's luck allowed him to become the first revolutionary dictator of the century with influence on a global scale. He was not the last and paved the way for Stalin, Hitler, Mao and many others that followed as his Marxism-Leninism ideas and works were refreshed and broadly adopted afterwards during the Cold War. Nonetheless, it took over 70 years and millions of lives to put an end to Lenin’s era and forced utopia.<div class="portal" style="width:85%;">

=Bibliography===Related DailyHistory.org Articles====*[[Why did the Russian Romanov Dynasty collapse in 1917?]]*[[How Did the German Military Develop Blitzkrieg?]]*[[How did Winston Churchill become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in World War Two?]]*[[How did Mussolini become Prime Minister of Italy?]]</div>

#http://www.biography.com/people/vladimir-lenin-9379007#young-revolutionary#http://www.britannica.com/biography/Vladimir-Ilich-Lenin#http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Vladimir_Ilyich_Lenin.aspx#http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ki-Lo/Lenin-Vladimir.html ====References====