Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov

Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov, more famously known as Vladimir Lenin, or just Lenin, was born on April 22, 1870. He was born into a well-educated family in Simbirsk, east of Moscow. Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov excelled at school, and after graduating, decided to pursue a career in law. During his years studying law in university, Lenin was exposed to radical thinking. His older brother, Aleksander, was executed due to his membership in a revolutionary group; this also influenced Lenin 's thinking and political views. After completing his law degree in 1891, Lenin moved to St Petersburg and became a professional revolutionary. He was then arrested and exiled to Siberia. After his exile, he adopted the pseudonym of Lenin, and spent about 15 years in western

However, in June, the First All-Russian Congress of Soviets met in Petrograd. Of the 1,090 deputies, only 105 were Bolsheviks. To adapt to this, Lenin wanted to drop the slogan of "All Power to the Soviets," but its popularity never allowed it to disappear, only to fade a bit. Later in June, the Russian army launched an offensive against Austria, which contradicted the promise held by the provisional government of only keeping it a ' 'defensive war. ' ' (http://acienciala.faculty.ku.edu/)

The Mensheviks were losing popularity, and the masses turned to the Bolsheviks to lead Russia and do what they proclaimed, which was Lenin 's 4 goals in his speech. During October, Lenin made speeches and argued to the Central Committee to seize power in Russia. Lenin and the Bolsheviks now had enough support to rule Russia and overthrow the government. At first they had only the people, but now they also had large parts of the army to support them. After a vote, the Central Committee finally agreed to seize power and set up The Military Revolutionary Committee, lead by Leon Trotsky. This committee made preparations for the Bolshevik seizure of power. On November 7th, the Bolsheviks and their "Red Army" seized control of Petrograd, and later on, the Bolsheviks had seized power in Russia. (Lenin and the First Communist Revolutions, IV -