| Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) (10 April 1870 ---> 21 January 1924) Vladimir was born in Simbirsk, Russia in 1870. In 1887, he joined the Judical Faculty of Kazan University. His childhood intention had always been to teach Latin, however, his father persuaded Vladimir into Law. He took part in a leftist demonstration during his university years, which resulted in him being expelled from university. In 1893, Vladimir moved to St. Petersburg, becoming an assistant and accountant to M Volkenstein (a renowned lawyer). Vladimir became interested in political literature, especially that of Marx, and Vladimir became associated with the Marxists. He founded a Working Mens' Meeting, which held weekly discussions about politics. He wrote his own political books. In 1895, he was involved in the production of a Social Democratic news sheet, entitled 'The Workers' Cause', which led to his arrest. He was sentenced to 3 years exile in Siberia. The party was renamed the Social Democratic Labour Party. In 1917, whilst the February Revolution was taking place, Lenin was in exile in Zurich, Switzerland. He did not return to Russia until 16th April, once the governments of the Europe had agreed to allow Lenin passage through Russia. On the train from Switzerland to Russia, Lenin wrote his famous 'April Theses' which was his ideal manifesto for a political party. Lenin became Head of the Bolshevik Party, which came into power following the 1917 Revolutions. Lenin was an important figure in the development of Russia.He encouraged the introduction of new technologies such as the gramophone in The Soviet Union. Lenin died in January 1924, in Moscow.
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