Questions tagged [lenin]
Questions about Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known under his pseudonym Lenin (1870-1924), founder of the Bolshevik party, Marxist revolutionary, and developer of Marxist-Leninist thought.
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Did Vladimir Lenin have a cat?
According to Wikipedia:
He [Lenin] was... fond of pets, in particular cats.
So did Lenin, at some point, have a cat? I have seen some pictures of him holding cats, but I guess they could just be ...
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Did Napoleon ever say «On s'engage et puis… on voit»?
Lenin in his "About our revolution" cites Napoleon as saying «On s'engage et puis… on voit».
Loosely translated that is, "One jumps into the fray, then figures out what to do next", or "You commit ...
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When Lenin met Mussolini, what was Mussolini's impression of Lenin?
According to Wikipedia, BM met VL in Switzerland in the 1900s. Lenin is said to have lamented the loss of 'such a capable person' to the cause later on in the 20s:
"What a waste that we lost ...
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Interaction between Ataturk and Lenin
Are there any records related to the relations between Turkey and USSR in 1920's? I know about the letter from Ataturk to Lenin (in Turkish) but nothing more.
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Did Lenin order the execution of the Romanovs?
Oddly, the Wikipedia page about the Executions has the soviet leadership saying that Lenin didn't have a part in it:
They acknowledged the murders in 1926 following the publication of an ...
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Is "Lenin’s Testament" authentic?
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In 1922, the Communist Party was firmly in control of the USSR (or at least the Russia part of it), and Vladimir Lenin was the undisputed leader of the Party. Lenin was seriously ill and had ...
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Was there a precursor to the Bolshevik Party?
My family is originally from the Odessa, Russia area and my whole life I've been fed the following story about my great grandfather:
My great grandfather, a man named Isaac Wasserman, who apparently ...
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How did the Bolsheviks gain power outside Petrograd & Moscow following the 1917 October Revolution?
Every book I have read that deals with the 1917 October Revolution in Russia describes the Bolshevik seizure of power in Petrograd, and more briefly in Moscow, but says next to nothing about how the ...
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Who said "against the soul, lies; against the body, violence" and where?
First of all apologies if there is one community site more appropriate for this.
I have been reading today on a lot of Spanish right wing sites a quote attributed to Lenin: "Contra las almas la ...
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Was Lenin's 'Socialism and Religion' a reaction to something specific? What?
In 1905, Lenin wrote the text 'Socialism and Religion' Some quotes:
Religion is one of the forms of spiritual oppression which everywhere weighs down heavily upon the masses of the people, over ...
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Did Russia and Lenin benefit from the Treaty of Versailles?
Russia suffered a substantial land loss and severe economic problems due to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. However, the land Germany gained from Russia was to be independent according to Treaty of ...
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Did Lenin approve of Mussolini’s march on Rome?
Did Vladimir Lenin send Mussolini a congratulatory telegram when Mussolini successfully marched on Rome in 1922?
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What evidence is there that Lenin died because he was poisoned?
Many historians, such as Massie, mention that Lenin may have abruptly become ill in 1922, and died two years later, because he was poisoned. However, nobody ever mentions why this is thought, who may ...
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Why did Stalin exile Trotsky instead of killing or imprisoning him?
Leon Trotsky, one of the original founders of the Bolshevik Revolution, was strongly opposed to the leadership and policies of Joseph Stalin. In response to Trotskys public criticism of him, Stalin ...
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Connection between U.S. entry into WW1 and Germans sending Lenin back to Russia
The Germans sent Lenin back to Russia ten days after U.S. entry into WW1. Does anyone know of primary source evidence that the Germans thought of Lenin as a possible way to counter U.S. entry by ...
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What was the ethnic makeup of Lenin's bodyguards during the assassination attempt? [closed]
There were detachments of foreign soldiers fighting for the Bolshevik cause during the Russian Civil War, most notably, Chinese. Apparently Chinese troops served as the personal bodyguards for the ...
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Did Lenin precisely say "Trust is good, control is better"?
I've first heard of that quote in French ("La confiance n'exclut pas le contrôle"), so I was a bit surprised when I learnt that its translation in English was "Trust is good, control is better".
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When was Joseph Alsop article 'Another Hitler-Time?' published in the Washington Post?
When was Joseph Alsop article 'Another Hitler-Time?' first published in the Washington Post? The Washington Post archives doesn't seem to contain this article.
This article contains, the supposed, ...
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Why didn't Lenin improve life in Russian villiages before his death?
I mean, it's universally agreed that farmers in rural areas in Russia suffered the most after 1917. Grain requisitioning during war communism had destroyed the economy in the villiages. Even after ...
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How well did Lenin and Hitler knew each other? Were they some sort of friends? [closed]
I read a couple of short articles about Lenin and Hitler met each other, and there is a picture, a drawing from Emma Lowenstramm - which's by the historians' opinion is most probably authentic - where ...
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How far should I go back in Russian History in order to understand Communist Russia? [closed]
I'm writing a story and need information on the Russian communist rule because I'm writing a book about a government much like that of communist Russia, specifically focused on a police state ...
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Was the N.E.P. of Russia successful in terms of economics?
The Soviet's New Economic Plan was indeed a successful plan in establishing a comparatively strong postwar economy for the Soviet Union, but there were many imperfections: food prices fluctuated ...
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What were Lenin's and Trotsky's roles in the October revolution of 1917?
Lenin spend the two months preceding the overthrow of the provisional government far away from Saint-Petersburg/Petrograd or Moscow - even the official Soviet version of events openly and readily ...
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How (not why) did the Bolshevik party seize such complete control of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets?
How (not why) did the Bolshevik party seize such complete control of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets ("the supreme governing body of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1917 ...
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Why was Lenin's brother executed, when he himself was only banished?
Alexander was executed. But Lenin was sent abroad. He settled in Germany, before he came back for the Revolution (and, as some people say, to avenge his brother).
(A related question.)
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How did Lenin secure his regime? [closed]
As we know, Bolsheviks seemed to overthow Provisional Government easily in November Revolution. Many political parties are inspired and feel like taking over the same way. War Communism also ...
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Did Bolsheviks try to foster socialist revolution in Europe?
At the moment of the Socialist Revolution (or coup d'état) in October/November 1917 Russia was still mostly an agrarian society, whereas Marxist theory predicted Socialist revolutions in developed ...
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