When was Vladimir Lenin born?

Vladimir Lenin was born on 22 April 1870 in Ulyanovsk.

What positions has Vladimir Lenin held?

Positions held by Vladimir Lenin include: president of the Council of Labour and Defence of the USSR (1923–1924); Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1923–1924); Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1919–1924); Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1917–1919); Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR (1917–1924).

Where did Vladimir Lenin study?

Vladimir Lenin was educated at Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State University, Kazan Imperial University, Simbirsk Classical Gymnasium, Imperial St. Petersburg University.

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Vladimir Lenin

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Founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)

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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Ideologically a Marxist, his developments to the ideology are called Leninism.

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Born: 22 April 1870 wd
Place of birth: Ulyanovsk wd
Died: 21 January 1924 wd
Place of death: Bolshiye Gorki wd
Citizenship: Russian Empire, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic wd
Occupation: politician, writer, economist, lawyer, revolutionary, journalist wd
Political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1918–1924), Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (bolshevik) (1917–1918), Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (until 1917) wd
Education: Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State University, Kazan Imperial University, Simbirsk Classical Gymnasium, Imperial St. Petersburg University wd
Spouse: Nadezhda Krupskaya wd

Positions held wd

president of the Council of Labour and Defence of the USSR (17 July 1923 – 21 January 1924)
Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (6 July 1923 – 21 January 1924)
Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (25 March 1919 – 21 January 1924)
Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (29 November 1917 – 25 March 1919)
Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR (27 October 1917 – 21 January 1924)
Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (10 October 1917 – 23 October 1917)

Awards wd

Work order of Corasmia (1922)
honorary citizen of Kazan

Questions

When was Vladimir Lenin born?: Vladimir Lenin was born on 22 April 1870 in Ulyanovsk.
What positions has Vladimir Lenin held?: Positions held by Vladimir Lenin include: president of the Council of Labour and Defence of the USSR (1923–1924); Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1923–1924); Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1919–1924); Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1917–1919); Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR (1917–1924).
Where did Vladimir Lenin study?: Vladimir Lenin was educated at Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State University, Kazan Imperial University, Simbirsk Classical Gymnasium, Imperial St. Petersburg University.

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