Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov

About the man, the myth, the legend… Born on the 22nd April 1870 Died on the 21st January 1924 Radicalised after brother was executed by Alexander the Third in May 1886 He was born into a family of Serfs Studied Law at St Petersburg Imperial University 1889: Lenin fully embraced Marxism About the man, the myth, the legend…

The Revolutionary Pain in the... Joined the Social Democrats in 1893 Arrested for the distribution of illegal revolutionary publications Lenin Identified the rise of the Proletariat and recognised the potential for the Tsar to be violently deposed Sentenced to exile in Siberia 1897-1900 Wrote a number of texts in exile including: The Development of Capitalism in Russia The Revolutionary Pain in the...

The Winter of Our Discontent... In 1905 Lenin urged the Bolsheviks to rise in bloody revolution during the civil unrest In order to gain funds, Lenin authorised robbery of banks, post offices etc. 1917 strikes in St Petersburg developed into a nationwide revolution Lenin urged the Bolsheviks to reject the provisional government Supporters of provisional government labelled as traitors The Winter of Our Discontent...

The Beginning of Stability... After defending the Petrograd Soviet from a coup, Lenin suggested an armed insurrection to topple the government was needed This lead to the creation of the Military Revolutionary Committee, the council in charge of the large militia October 1917: Bolsheviks take control of the Winter Palace, therefore effectively being in control of Russia The Beginning of Stability...

1918 the Communist party is the De Facto leaders of Russia The communist party was the majority party in the Svonarkom By 1919 all other parties had been expelled, creating a one party state The Svonarkom relocated to Moscow because of the threats of German attack Lenin’s Government

Introduction of decree on land where land was taken form the church and the aristocracy and redistributed to the peasants 1917- abolishment of the justice system, two tier system introduced: People’s courts and revolutionary tribunals Reduced working hours to 8 hours per day Lenin’s Policy

The Preservation of the New Order Lenin had a Kulaks’ (rich peasants) insurrection put down by hanging 100 dissidents Lenin ordered a political police force to be formed: Cheka Red terror, a system of oppression by the Cheka was introduced The Cheka are thought to have executed up to 50,000 people who were considered a threat to the stability of a nation Introduction of Cheka Concentration Camps The Preservation of the New Order

Lenin ordered Trotsky to create a People and Worker’s Red Army Red Army wiped out the former Tsar and his family in order for them not to be liberated by the white army Lenin had sanctioned the executions of those who were against him in the civil war Civil War

More Reform Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy Centralised Economy principles were established under new policy Removal of all assets by religious organisation More Reform

The Death of a Hero: 21st January 1924