Biography of Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin founded the Russian Communist Party, led the Bolshevik Revolution and was the architect of the Soviet State. He was source of Leninism and conjoined Marx's works by Lenin's successors to form Marxism-Leninism. He has been regarded as the regarded as the greatest revolutionary leader and thinker since Marx. Lenin engineered the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 and later took over as the first leader of the newly formed USSR. Lenin was born in in 1870, under the name Vladimir Illich Ulyanov, he later changed his name to Lenin while doing underground work for his family.  Lenin's father was threatened with early retirement as an inspector of schools. His brother was killed by the government when he plotted to kill Emperor Alexander III. He was expelled for partaking in student demonstration and was sent to his grandfather's estate along with his sister. There Lenin soaked up the work of Karl Marx, where he declared himself a Marxist. Lenin eventually received his law degree and he moved to Samara, where his clients were based on Russian peasants. Vladimir Lenin eventually received his law degree and in 1895 was arrested for undergoing work with other Marxist's. In 1904, Russia went to war with Japan, this set the stage for what caused the revolution of 1905. During World War I Lenin went into exile again, this time in Switzerland. In 1917, Lenin deposed the tsars. In 1918, Lenin survived an assassination attempt, Lenin came out recovered but his health didn't.  In 1922, Lenin suffered two strokes which would decline his health furthermore. On March, 10th, 1923, Lenin suffered another stroke that took away his ability to speak and 10 months later he passed away.