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Also Known As Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov • Vladimir Ilich Lenin
Born April 22, 1870 • Russia
Died January 21, 1924 (aged 53) • Russia
Title / Office head of state (1922-1924), Soviet Union • head of state (1917-1922), Russia
Political Affiliation Bolshevik • Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Notable Family Members spouse Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya
Role In April Theses • Russian Civil War • Russian Revolution • New Economic Policy • War Communism

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  • Lenin's embalmed body is displayed in Moscow's Red Square.

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