Lenin biographies
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Vladimir Lenin
Founding leader of the Soviet Union from to
"Lenin" and "Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" redirect here. For other uses, see Lenin (disambiguation). For the poem, see Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (poem).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ilyich and the family name is Ulyanov.
Vladimir Lenin | |
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Lenin in | |
| In office 6 July &#;– 21 January | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Alexei Rykov |
| In office 9 November &#;– 21 January | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Alexei Rykov |
| Born | Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov 22 April Simbirsk, Russian Empire |
| Died | 21 January () (aged&#;53) Gorki, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Lenin's Mausoleum, Moscow, Russia |
| Political party | RCP(b)[a] (from ) |
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| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg Imperial University |
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