The Russian Provisional Government, dominated by members of the bourgeoisie—the caste that Lenin despised—had taken over, sharing power with the Petrograd Soviet, a local governing body.

Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870-1924) is best known for his role in the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the founding of the Soviet Union. Lenin symbolized for many people the principles and ideas of the ...

Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870-1924) is best known for his role in the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the founding of the Soviet Union. Lenin symbolized for many people the principles and ideas of the ...

A life-size portrait of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin and other paintings from the former state are going up for ...

The workers’ revolution had begun and with it the transformation of world history, as Dominic Alexander shows The government and the military command were alarmed at the huge rallies in support of the ...

Consider some of the titles—Lenin in Soviet Poetry, Lenin’s Geneva Addresses, The Central Lenin Museum: A Guide, Lenin the Revolutionary, V.I. Lenin Memorial Places in the USSR, Lenin in ...

To understand what’s wrong with the American left and the Democratic party – two different but entwined things, to be sure – ...

In the latest of our series on great revolutions, Dominic Alexander looks at how the Russian socialists had to confront the ...

Show more Vladimir Lenin changed the course of history like very few ever have. He turned Russia upside down and created the first communist state. As the founder of the Soviet Union, he ensured ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Lenin Simulator Lenin Simulator is a political simulator where you run Soviet Russia from 1920 to 1923. You have the potential to radically alter the ...

Lenin is impressed by this 'ruthless underground ... Socialism in One Country" – concentrating on strengthening the Soviet Union rather than world revolution. When Trotsky criticises his plans ...