Number Fifteen: He Was Inspired By His Brother

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Vladimir Lenin is not always looked upon favorably by history. Especially in the United States, where Lenin is heavily identified with the genocidal Stalin. But there's more to Vladimir Lenin than his unsavory associations, and this list will demonstrate that. Here's part one of the 15 item list. Number Fifteen: He Was Inspired by His Brother. It seems revolutionary fervor must have run in the family. His older brother, Alexander Ulyanov, was a Marxist revolutionary as well. Number Fourteen: His Brother Was Hanged. That same brother joined a self-identifying terrorist organization, and in 1887, Alexander was arrested for plotting to bomb the leader of Russia at the time. He had the opportunity to beg for his life - as some of his comrades