Vladimir Lenin

(noun)

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (22 April 1870 – 21 January 1924 was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political theorist who served as the Premier of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. A Marxist, he was responsible for developing the political theory of Marxism–Leninism, and as the leader of the Bolshevik Party took a senior role in the October Revolution of 1917.

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  • The Bolsheviks

    • The Bolsheviks, founded by Vladimir Lenin and Alexander Bogdanov, were by 1905 a mass organization consisting primarily of workers under a democratic internal hierarchy governed by the principle of democratic centralism, who considered themselves the leaders of the revolutionary working class of Russia.
    • Discontent and the weaknesses of the Provisional Government led to a rise in the popularity of the Bolshevik Party, led by Vladimir Lenin, which demanded an immediate end to the war.
    • The Bolshevik party, led by Vladimir Lenin, and the workers' Soviets, overthrew the Provisional Government in Petrograd.

  • The Socialist Presence

    • After Vladimir Lenin's success in Russia, he invited the Socialist Party to join the Communist Third International.
    • The debate over whether to align with Lenin caused a major rift in the American Socialist party.
    • A referendum to join Lenin's "Comintern" passed with 90% approval, but the moderates who were in charge of the Party expelled the extreme leftists before this could take place.

  • Red Scare

    • Founded by Vladimir Lenin and Alexander Bogdanov, by 1905 the Bolsheviks were a mass political organization in Russia consisting primarily of workers governed by the principle of democratic centralism.
    • In the second phase of the revolution, in October 1917, the Bolsheviks led by Lenin overthrew the Provisional Government and appointed themselves leaders of government ministries and seized control of the countryside.

  • Wilson's Fourteen Points

    • The speech also addressed goals articulated in Vladimir Lenin's Decree on Peace of October 1917, including a just and democratic peace uncompromised by territorial annexations.

  • Origins of the Cold War

    • Leader Vladimir Lenin stated that the Soviet Union was surrounded by a "hostile capitalist encirclement" and he viewed diplomacy as a weapon to keep Soviet enemies divided, beginning with the establishment of the Soviet Comintern, which called for revolutionary upheavals abroad.Tensions between Russia (including its allies) and the West turned intensely ideological.

  • The Defense Buildup and the "Evil Empire"

    • In a famous address given on June 8, 1982 to the British Parliament in the Royal Gallery of the Palace of Westminster, Reagan said: "the forward march of freedom and democracy will leave Marxism-Leninism on the ash-heap of history."
    • Reagan, the first American president ever to address the British Parliament, predicted Marxism-Leninism would be left on the "ash-heap of history."