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I believe I understand why it would make ''some'' sense to have this page at "Lenin" - because when most people refer to him they don't use his first name, but at the same time I would think that we should include his first name in the title. Most people refer to Joseph Stalin as Stalin, but the article is located at Joseph Stalin, and Stalin is merely a redirect. Is this not a similar situation? (Note: I am by no means an expert on this subject, so if there is some weird circumstances regarding his name I would obviously rescind my request). (Final note: I would probably not include his middle name in the title, as that might be overboard, and it's very rarely done, but I'd certainly be fine with it if the middle name was included).--<small>[[User:Iduan|<span style="color: #FFCCCC; background: #660000">I]][[User_talk:Iduan|<span style="color:#CCCCFF; background:#000033">Duan]]</span></span></small> 15:15, 2 May 2009 (EDT)
I believe I understand why it would make ''some'' sense to have this page at "Lenin" - because when most people refer to him they don't use his first name, but at the same time I would think that we should include his first name in the title. Most people refer to Joseph Stalin as Stalin, but the article is located at Joseph Stalin, and Stalin is merely a redirect. Is this not a similar situation? (Note: I am by no means an expert on this subject, so if there is some weird circumstances regarding his name I would obviously rescind my request). (Final note: I would probably not include his middle name in the title, as that might be overboard, and it's very rarely done, but I'd certainly be fine with it if the middle name was included).--<small>[[User:Iduan|<span style="color: #FFCCCC; background: #660000">I]][[User_talk:Iduan|<span style="color:#CCCCFF; background:#000033">Duan]]</span></span></small> 15:15, 2 May 2009 (EDT)
::good points. Lenin" was a cover name he invented to disguise his identity and so it should not be treated like ordinary names. In Stalin's case it's also a fake name but "Joe" became common in the West.[[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 15:43, 2 May 2009 (EDT)