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Lenin was born into an aristocratic Russian family in 1870. In 1889, he became a [[Marxist]] after his older brother was hanged for the murder of Tsar Aleksandr II.  Lenin obtained a law degree shortly afterwards, and by 1895 was a [[subversion (political)|subversive]] who was arrested and sent to [[Siberia]] as punishment.  Once he served his time he left for Western Europe, where he developed his plans further and used his writings to divide the Russian Social Democrats into Leninists, or [[Bolsheviks]], and Anti-Leninists, or [[Mensheviks]]. Despite disapproval of the Mensheviks, Lenin's followers continued to raise money through a mixture of [[piracy]], bank robberies, kidnapping, extortion, terrorism, and murder. Unlike the leaders of other Marxist organizations, Lenin did not spent the money on his own lifestyle and carefully strengthened his movement.  

Lenin was born into an aristocratic Russian family in 1870. In 1889, he became a [[Marxist]] after his older brother was hanged for the murder of Tsar Aleksandr II.  Lenin obtained a law degree shortly afterwards, and by 1895 was a [[subversion (political)|subversive]] who was arrested and sent to [[Siberia]] as punishment.  Once he served his time he left for Western Europe, where he developed his plans further and used his writings to divide the Russian Social Democrats into Leninists, or [[Bolsheviks]], and Anti-Leninists, or [[Mensheviks]]. Despite disapproval of the Mensheviks, Lenin's followers continued to raise money through a mixture of [[piracy]], bank robberies, kidnapping, extortion, terrorism, and murder. Unlike the leaders of other Marxist organizations, Lenin did not spent the money on his own lifestyle and carefully strengthened his movement.  

He returned to Russia after the [[tsar]] abdicated in March 1917 and arrived and the Finland Station. At the time, most Bolsheviks were more interested in using the ballot box to gain political power. Lenin, however, refused even to consider this and declared, "History will not forgive us if we do not take power now."

He returned to Russia after the [[tsar]] abdicated in March 1917 and arrived and the Finland Station. At the time, most Bolsheviks were more interested in using the ballot box to gain political power (despite the Russian empire being a monarchy without any elections... I can see that the bloke who wrote this knew his facts and was in no way lying as shown by the hundreds of citations...). Lenin, however, refused even to consider this and declared, "History will not forgive us if we do not take power now."

==Revolution==

==Revolution==