Vladimir Illyich Ulyanov, born in Simbirsk in April 10, 1987, he was the third oldest, with five brothers and sisters. In 1901 while doing underground work of his party he started going by the name Lenin. After a couple revolutions, he rose to become a powerful dictator in Russia. After World War I, he seized power with the October Revolution. Even though he had strong ideas he was still willing to change his ideas if his country needed it. When Lenin was a child his parents encouraged in him a love of learning and he used this to finish first in high school and showed a gift for Latin and Greek. His father was an inspector of schools, but experienced trouble including threats with early retirement by the government. Later, when his older
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This book outlined their ideas of the Communist revolution and planned out that the only way they could succeed is by a revolution. After reading this book, he analyzed it in his pamphlet “Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism”.2 Based on the writings of Marx and Engels, Lenin created the vanguard party as a means to bring upon the revolution talked about in the Communist Manifesto. According to Karl Marx, because the proletariats weren’t political people they needed a separate group to lead them through the changes needed to bring Communism. After creating the proletariats the vanguard party would usher in the revolution to take down capitalism. After the revolution succeeded they would give the ruling power to the proletariats who would rule over themselves.34 Following Karl Marx’s works, Lenin feared that the capitalists would take over the world and industry would exploit the working class to increase their profits and the wealthy countries would take advantage of the poorer countries. He theorized that the revolution would begin in poorer countries where the poor would rise up and overthrow …show more content…
Lenin considered that there needed to be nationalism among the oppressed people. He argued in his speeches that any country that oppresses another nation cannot truly be free. He concluded that the philosophies of Marxism and Bolshevism transcended nationalism and religion. Only by allowing the oppressed people to practice their own nationalism everyone can be free. Because of this he also wanted to get rid of religion. After World War I and the October Revolution Russia had most of it 's farms destroyed and food supplies gone. Needing to find a way to fix this problem, Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy, or the NEP, which gave back some private property to the peasants. He moved away from “war communism” where the people would always be at war. He also gave private land plots to some peasants where they could sell their surplus produce and allowed people to hand make limited items for sale in the free market. Although Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, born Joseph Vissarionovich, were in the same party, Stalin 's political influence caused Lenin’s suspension on his final goals. In part this was due to Stalin 's abuses against the country of Georgia and because he was amassing more administrative power that his position of General Secretary of the Communist Party should have. Lenin also believed in the right of self-determination for national and ethnic groups which Stalin was
This book outlined their ideas of the Communist revolution and planned out that the only way they could succeed is by a revolution. After reading this book, he analyzed it in his pamphlet “Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism”.2 Based on the writings of Marx and Engels, Lenin created the vanguard party as a means to bring upon the revolution talked about in the Communist Manifesto. According to Karl Marx, because the proletariats weren’t political people they needed a separate group to lead them through the changes needed to bring Communism. After creating the proletariats the vanguard party would usher in the revolution to take down capitalism. After the revolution succeeded they would give the ruling power to the proletariats who would rule over themselves.34 Following Karl Marx’s works, Lenin feared that the capitalists would take over the world and industry would exploit the working class to increase their profits and the wealthy countries would take advantage of the poorer countries. He theorized that the revolution would begin in poorer countries where the poor would rise up and overthrow …show more content…
Lenin considered that there needed to be nationalism among the oppressed people. He argued in his speeches that any country that oppresses another nation cannot truly be free. He concluded that the philosophies of Marxism and Bolshevism transcended nationalism and religion. Only by allowing the oppressed people to practice their own nationalism everyone can be free. Because of this he also wanted to get rid of religion. After World War I and the October Revolution Russia had most of it 's farms destroyed and food supplies gone. Needing to find a way to fix this problem, Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy, or the NEP, which gave back some private property to the peasants. He moved away from “war communism” where the people would always be at war. He also gave private land plots to some peasants where they could sell their surplus produce and allowed people to hand make limited items for sale in the free market. Although Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, born Joseph Vissarionovich, were in the same party, Stalin 's political influence caused Lenin’s suspension on his final goals. In part this was due to Stalin 's abuses against the country of Georgia and because he was amassing more administrative power that his position of General Secretary of the Communist Party should have. Lenin also believed in the right of self-determination for national and ethnic groups which Stalin was