Lenin

[len-in, lye-nyin]

noun

1. V(ladimir) I(lyich) Vladimir Ilyich UlyanovN. Lenin, 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.

Lenin

/ ˈlɛnɪn /

noun

1. Vladimir Ilyich (vlaˈdimir iljˈjitʃ), original surname Ulyanov. 1870–1924, Russian statesman and Marxist theoretician; first premier of the Soviet Union. He formed the Bolsheviks (1903) and led them in the October Revolution (1917), which established the Soviet Government. He adopted the New Economic Policy (1921) after the Civil War had led to the virtual collapse of the Russian economy, formed the Comintern (1919), and was the originator of the guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union, Marxism-Leninism. After the Soviet Union broke up in 1991, many statues of Lenin were demolished

Lenin

1. A Russian revolutionary leader of the early twentieth century, highly honored in the former Soviet Union as the founder of the modern Soviet state. Lenin, a founder of the Bolshevik party, contributed much to the success of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Lenin held that a dedicated group of intellectuals had to spearhead the revolution. He became chief of government of the Soviet Union after the revolution and served until his death in 1924. Joseph Stalin succeeded him. Lenin's real name was Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov.

Example Sentences

The Brotherhood has always attempted to position itself as a “political” organization, but it is “political” in the way Lenin was political.

From Los Angeles Times

From Lenin they drew the idea of mobilizing the working class to undermine existing capitalist structures.

From Los Angeles Times

Neither the Kremlin nor Russian foreign ministry has publicly acknowledged posthumously bestowing the Order of Lenin, a Soviet-era award recognising outstanding civilian service, on Gloss.

From BBC

Kyrgyzstan has taken down a huge statue of the revolutionary Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, which was thought to be the tallest in Central Asia.

From BBC

So supposedly said the Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.

From BBC