Widely considered one of the most influential and controversial political figures of the 20th century, Vladimir Lenin engineered the Bolshevik revolution in Russia in 1917 and later took over as the first leader of the newly formed Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

• NAME: Vladimir Lenin
• OCCUPATION: Political Leader, Political Scientist, Journalist 
• BIRTH DATE: April 22,1870
• DEATH DATE: January 21 , 1924
• EDUCATION: Kazan University
• PLACE OF BIRTH: Simbirsk, Russia
• PLACE OF DEATH: Gorki, Russia
• Originally: Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov
• Full Name: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin