Lenin’s face is one of the most instantly recognizable symbols of 20th-century political upheaval. A figure of unrelenting discipline and vision, Lenin engineered the Bolshevik Revolution ...

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 ...

"Lenin walked, or rather ran, into the 'Czar's Room' in a bowler hat, his face chilled, and a sumptuous bouquet in his arms. Hurrying in to the middle of the room, he stopped short in front of ...