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Lenin, born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. 1870 - 1924, Russian communist revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as head of government of the Russian Republic. Lenin speaking at the II All Russian Congress of the Soviets on 25th October 1917. Painting, 1957, by L. V. Chudyakov (born 1915). Oil on canvas. Central Revolution Museum, Moscow, Russia.