VLADIMIR LENIN Russian Communist President LENIN Vladimir Lenin

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VLADIMIR LENIN Russian Communist President

VLADIMIR LENIN Russian Communist President

LENIN • Vladimir Lenin was born April 22, 1870 • Birthplace: Simbirsk, Russia •

LENIN • Vladimir Lenin was born April 22, 1870 • Birthplace: Simbirsk, Russia • One of six children

Poppa • Vladimir’s father • Russian nobleman • Son of a serf who rose

Poppa • Vladimir’s father • Russian nobleman • Son of a serf who rose to power as inspector of schools • Highly educated • Believed that there should be free public education

Momma • Vladimir’s mother • Daughter of land owning physician • Believed in education

Momma • Vladimir’s mother • Daughter of land owning physician • Believed in education and how it can improve your life • Supported sons and their revolutionary ideas

Big Bro • Lenin’s older brother, Alexander • He influenced a lot of Vladimir’s

Big Bro • Lenin’s older brother, Alexander • He influenced a lot of Vladimir’s beliefs • He was involved in trying to kill the Czar in 1887 (Alexander III) • Was hanged for the plot and this affected Vladimir greatly…he wanted to avenge his brother’s death

LENIN’S BELIEFS • Renounced religion and the political system his family lived under •

LENIN’S BELIEFS • Renounced religion and the political system his family lived under • Followed in the revolutionary ideas of his older brother and wanted a better Russia…one without a royal family

EDUCATION • Was very bright in school, but was alienated by his peers because

EDUCATION • Was very bright in school, but was alienated by his peers because of his intelligence • Lenin went to law school at Kazan University • He was expelled due to attending a peaceful protest • He studied on his own and passed law exam in 1891 • He used his education and powers of public speaking to recruit others to the cause

MARRIAGE • Married in 1898 • Nadezhda Krupskaya • She was well educated •

MARRIAGE • Married in 1898 • Nadezhda Krupskaya • She was well educated • Believed in Lenin’s ideas and wanted a change in the government too • Joined his Bolsheviks

Road to Revolution • 1893 as a lawyer, Lenin created underground movement with 6

Road to Revolution • 1893 as a lawyer, Lenin created underground movement with 6 groups that researched life in Russia for people and wrote pamphlets • Created Bolshevik group that wanted a revolution (sudden change) and to get rid of the czar/monarchy

Brrrrr…It’s Cold in Here!! • Lenin wanted to start a paper about the revolution,

Brrrrr…It’s Cold in Here!! • Lenin wanted to start a paper about the revolution, but was arrested • He spent 15 months in prison in Siberia • When he was released he went to Switzerland, wrote a paper and rose to power for the Social Democratic Party

Rise to Power • 1917 = Steelworkers strike and Romanovs killed so government officials

Rise to Power • 1917 = Steelworkers strike and Romanovs killed so government officials lead country • With Germany’s help, Lenin came back to Russia preaching “Bread Not War” • At age 47, Lenin became president of Society of People’s Commissars or the Communist Party • Vladimir Lenin - The Communist Party - Vladimir Lenin Videos Biography. com (3: 27)

His Russian Policies • Defeated Germany in WWI with the allies and took back

His Russian Policies • Defeated Germany in WWI with the allies and took back land • Redistributed land made some collective farms (food for everyone) • Created factories, mines, banks, and utilities for all • Shutdown the Russian Orthodox Church because the GOVERNMENT = God

His Death Vladimir Lenin - Death Vladimir Lenin Videos Biography. com (3: 59) •

His Death Vladimir Lenin - Death Vladimir Lenin Videos Biography. com (3: 59) • May 1922 Lenin suffered strokes • He tried to remain in power and pick his successor…didn’t happen • January 21, 1924 Lenin died of a massive stroke • Fight over who comes into power next: Josef Stalin or Leon Trotsky

The Truth about Lenin • The Truth about Lenin and the 1917 Russian Revolution

The Truth about Lenin • The Truth about Lenin and the 1917 Russian Revolution – You. Tube (10: 56)