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'''Vladimir Ilyich Lenin''' was a [http://en.~~wikipedia~~.~~org~~/wiki/~~Russian_people Russian] [http~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism~~ communist] ~~revolutionary~~, politician and political theorist. He served as the leader of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_SFSR Russian SFSR] from 1917, and then concurrently as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_of_the_Soviet_Union Premier] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union Soviet Union] from 1922, until his death. Politically a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism Marxist], his theoretical contributions to Marxist thought are known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leninism Leninism], which coupled with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxian_economics Marxian economic theory] have collectively come to be known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism%E2%80%93Leninism Marxism–Leninism].

'''Vladimir Ilyich Lenin''' was a Russian [http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Communists communist] revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He served as the leader of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_SFSR Russian SFSR] from 1917, and then concurrently as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_of_the_Soviet_Union Premier] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union Soviet Union] from 1922, until his death. Politically a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism Marxist], his theoretical contributions to Marxist thought are known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leninism Leninism], which coupled with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxian_economics Marxian economic theory] have collectively come to be known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism%E2%80%93Leninism Marxism–Leninism].

Born to a wealthy middle-class family in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simbirsk Simbirsk], Lenin gained an interest in revolutionary leftist politics following the execution of his brother in 1887. Briefly attending the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Kazan University of Kazan], he was ejected for his involvement in anti-Tsarist protests, devoting the following years to gaining a law degree and to radical politics, becoming a Marxist. In 1893 he moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg St. Petersburg], becoming a senior figure within the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Struggle_for_the_Emancipation_of_the_Working_Class League of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class]. Arrested for sedition and exiled to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia Siberia] for three years, he married [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadezhda_Krupskaya Nadezhda Krupskaya], and fled to Western Europe, living in Germany, England and Switzerland. Following the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_Revolution February Revolution] of 1917, in which the Tsar was overthrown and a provisional government took power, he returned home.

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-'''Vladimir Ilyich Lenin''' was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_people Russian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism communist] revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He served as the leader of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_SFSR Russian SFSR] from 1917, and then concurrently as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_of_the_Soviet_Union Premier] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union Soviet Union] from 1922, until his death. Politically a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism Marxist], his theoretical contributions to Marxist thought are known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leninism Leninism], which coupled with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxian_economics Marxian economic theory] have collectively come to be known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism%E2%80%93Leninism Marxism–Leninism].
+'''Vladimir Ilyich Lenin''' was a Russian [http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Communists communist] revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He served as the leader of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_SFSR Russian SFSR] from 1917, and then concurrently as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_of_the_Soviet_Union Premier] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union Soviet Union] from 1922, until his death. Politically a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism Marxist], his theoretical contributions to Marxist thought are known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leninism Leninism], which coupled with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxian_economics Marxian economic theory] have collectively come to be known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism%E2%80%93Leninism Marxism–Leninism].
 Born to a wealthy middle-class family in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simbirsk Simbirsk], Lenin gained an interest in revolutionary leftist politics following the execution of his brother in 1887. Briefly attending the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Kazan University of Kazan], he was ejected for his involvement in anti-Tsarist protests, devoting the following years to gaining a law degree and to radical politics, becoming a Marxist. In 1893 he moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg St. Petersburg], becoming a senior figure within the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Struggle_for_the_Emancipation_of_the_Working_Class League of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class]. Arrested for sedition and exiled to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia Siberia] for three years, he married [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadezhda_Krupskaya Nadezhda Krupskaya], and fled to Western Europe, living in Germany, England and Switzerland. Following the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_Revolution February Revolution] of 1917, in which the Tsar was overthrown and a provisional government took power, he returned home.