lenin factfile
22 April 1870-Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov was born in Simbirskon the Volga River, Russia.
24 January 1887-Shortly after the death of his father hisbrother was executed (for plotting to kill the Tsar).
1887-While studying at the university in Kazan Leninbecomes involved in politics. He participates in a numberof protests, forms important alliances and organizes anumber of different political groups. In December he isarrested.
Lenin is expelled from Kazan University because of hisopen rebellion and finishes his law studies in St.Petersburg.
1893-Passes law examination at St. Petersburg.
1893-Lenin becomes active in Marxist study group.
1896-Lenin is arrested and is exiled to Serbia after spending a year in St.Petersburg jail. While in exile he marries Nadezhda Krupskaya and writes hisfirst book.
1905-Lenin returns to Russia amid the chaos of the 1905 revolution and getselected for the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party leadership.
1907-Lenin sees that there is no immediate chance of revolution and leavesRussia again for exile in Europe.
1917-Lenin returns to Russia again after the abdication of Nicholas II.
1917-After consolidating his, and the Bolsheviks position, Lenin leads theoverthrow of the Russian Provisional Government, and the battle for the WinterPalace in St Petersburg. Over the following days and week he consolidates the
Bolshevik Party’s initial hold on power, an d then over the following years securesthe victory for the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
1921-Lenin signs a decree introducing the New Economic Policy which, in a stepback from the principles of the revolution, allowed small businesses to once againoperate in the Soviet Union, and to seek to profit from their work.
In 1922 Lenin suffers a stroke from which he never fully recovers from.
21 January 1924-After almost a year bedridden, Lenin dies of a heart attack.
Lenin’s body was
24 January 1887-Shortly after the death of his father hisbrother was executed (for plotting to kill the Tsar).
1887-While studying at the university in Kazan Leninbecomes involved in politics. He participates in a numberof protests, forms important alliances and organizes anumber of different political groups. In December he isarrested.
Lenin is expelled from Kazan University because of hisopen rebellion and finishes his law studies in St.Petersburg.
1893-Passes law examination at St. Petersburg.
1893-Lenin becomes active in Marxist study group.
1896-Lenin is arrested and is exiled to Serbia after spending a year in St.Petersburg jail. While in exile he marries Nadezhda Krupskaya and writes hisfirst book.
1905-Lenin returns to Russia amid the chaos of the 1905 revolution and getselected for the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party leadership.
1907-Lenin sees that there is no immediate chance of revolution and leavesRussia again for exile in Europe.
1917-Lenin returns to Russia again after the abdication of Nicholas II.
1917-After consolidating his, and the Bolsheviks position, Lenin leads theoverthrow of the Russian Provisional Government, and the battle for the WinterPalace in St Petersburg. Over the following days and week he consolidates the
Bolshevik Party’s initial hold on power, an d then over the following years securesthe victory for the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
1921-Lenin signs a decree introducing the New Economic Policy which, in a stepback from the principles of the revolution, allowed small businesses to once againoperate in the Soviet Union, and to seek to profit from their work.
In 1922 Lenin suffers a stroke from which he never fully recovers from.
21 January 1924-After almost a year bedridden, Lenin dies of a heart attack.
Lenin’s body was