Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov on April 22, 1870, was a revolutionary leader, politician, and theorist who played a pivotal role in the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the founding of the Soviet Union. He was the leader of the Bolshevik Party, which seized power during the October Revolution of 1917, overthrowing the Provisional Government that had come to power after the February Revolution earlier that year.
Lenin’s ideas, primarily outlined in his works such as “What Is to Be Done?” and “State and Revolution,” advocated for the establishment of a vanguard party of professional revolutionaries to lead the working class in overthrowing capitalism and establishing a socialist state. He argued for the necessity of a dictatorship of the proletariat to transition society to socialism.
NOTABLE QUOTES BY VLADIMIR ILYICH LENIN
“Three keys to success: read, read, read.” ― Vladimir Lenin
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” ― Vladimir Lenin
“Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.” ― Vladimir Lenin
“Sometimes – history needs a push.” ― Vladimir Lenin
“The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.” ― Vladimir Lenin
“Three keys to success: read, read, read.” ― Vladimir Lenin
“Imperialism: The final stage of Capitalism.” ― Vladimir Lenin
“The goal of Socialism is Communism.” ― Vladimir Lenin
“Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin.” ― Vladimir Lenin
“Socialists cannot achieve their great aim without fighting against all oppression of nations.” ― Vladimir Lenin
“Atheism is a natural and inseparable part of Marxism, of the theory and practice of scientific socialism. Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism.” ― Vladimir Lenin
“A lie told often enough becomes the truth.” ― Vladimir Lenin
“Without Revolutionary theory, there can be no Revolutionary Movement.” ― Vladimir Lenin
“Give me just one generation of youth, and I’ll transform the whole world.” ― Vladimir Lenin
