| − | In November 1917, Lenin, the great leader of the [[Communist Party]], led a Proletarian Revolution to overthrew the Provisional Government that had replaced the Empire. | + | In November 1917, Lenin, the great leader of the [[Communist Party]], led a [[Proletarian Revolution]] to overthrew the [[Provisional Government]] that had replaced the [[Russian Empire]]. |
| − | Lenin was one of the most influential persons in all of history. He was both a thinker and a revolutionary. He was an atheist. In 1889, he became a Marxist (as previously formulated by [[Karl Marx]]). He obtained a law degree shortly afterwards, and by 1895 was a subversive who was arrested and sent to [[Siberia]] as punishment. Once he served his time he left for Western Europe, where he developed his ideas further and became a leader of the Bolsheviks. He returned to Russia after the [[tsar]] abdicated in March 1917, and then Lenin led the Bolsheviks to power in the "October Revolution" (November in the Gregorian calendar). He then ruled the Soviet Union under Marxism-Leninism, until his death in 1924. The régime of [[Josef Stalin]], the next Premier of the USSR, saw a reversal of many of the advances brought about by Lenin. [[Category:Political people|Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich]] | + | Lenin was one of the most influential persons in all of history. He was both a thinker and a revolutionary, and was an [[atheist]]. In 1889, he became a [[Marxist]] (as previously formulated by [[Karl Marx]]). He obtained a law degree shortly afterwards, and by 1895 was a subversive who was arrested and sent to [[Siberia]] as punishment. Once he served his time he left for Western [[Europe]], where he developed his ideas further and became a leader of the [[Bolsheviks]]. He returned to Russia after the [[tsar]] abdicated in March 1917, and then Lenin led the Bolsheviks to power in the "[[October Revolution]]" (November in the Gregorian calendar). He then ruled the [[Soviet Union]] under Marxism-Leninism, until his death in 1924. The régime of [[Josef Stalin]], the next [[Premier]] of the USSR, saw a reversal of many of the advances brought about by Lenin. [[Category:Political people|Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich]] |