| V.I. Lenin | |
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| Born | April 10 1870 |
| Place of birth | Simbersk, Russian Empire |
| Known for | Theory of Imperialism |
Biography
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, born in 1870 in Russia, was a pivotal figure in the development of revolutionary theory and the leader of the Bolshevik Party. He played a central role in the 1917 October Revolution, which led to the establishment of the Soviet Union. Lenin's contributions to political thought include adapting Marxist theory to the Russian context through concepts such as the vanguard party and his analysis of Imperialism. He emphasized the importance of the working class seizing state power to enact socialist change, known as the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. Lenin's leadership shaped the early Soviet state, as he implemented policies like land redistribution and withdrawal from World War I. Despite his death in 1924, his ideas and legacy continued to influence communist movements worldwide. So vital were his contributions to the working class movement that later Joseph Stalin would formalize them as Marxism-Leninism.
Selected Works
State and Revolution
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What is to be Done?
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'Left-Wing' Communism: an Infantile Disorder
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Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism
Collected Works
The Collected Works of V. I. Lenin were originally published in English by Progress Publishers in the USSR in 1971. They contain the vast majority of his writings in a gigantic collection of 45 Volumes.
| Volume | Period and major contents | Pub. date |
|---|---|---|
| ≣ 1 | 1893 —1894 | 1977 |
| ≣ 2 | 1895—1897 | 1977 |
| ≣ 3 | The Development of Capitalism in Russia. 1896—1899 | 1977 |
| ≣ 4 | 1898—1901 | 1977 |
| ≣ 5 | 1901—1902 | 1977 |
| ≣ 6 | 1902—1903 | 1977 |
| ≣ 7 | 1903—1904 | 1977 |
| ≣ 8 | January—July 1905 | 1977 |
| ≣ 9 | June—November 1905 | 1977 |
| ≣ 10 | November 1905—June 1906 | 1978 |
| ≣ 11 | June 1906—January 1907 | 1972 |
| ≣ 12 | January-June 1907 | 1977 |
| ≣ 13 | June 1907—April 1908 | 1978 |
| ≣ 14 | Materialism and Empirio-Criticism. 1908 | 1977 |
| ≣ 15 | March 1908—August 1909 | 1977 |
| ≣ 16 | September 1909—December 1910 | 1977 |
| ≣ 17 | 1910—1912 | 1977 |
| ≣ 18 | 1912—July 1913 | 1978 |
| ≣ 19 | 1913 | 1977 |
| ≣ 20 | December 1913—August 1914 | 1977 |
| ≣ 21 | August 1914—December 1915 | 1974 |
| ≣ 22 | December 1915—July 1916 | 1974 |
| ≣ 23 | August 1916—March 1917 | 1974 |
| ≣ 24 | April —May 1917 | 1974 |
| ≣ 25 | June —September 1917 | 1974 |
| ≣ 26 | September 1917—February 1918 | 1977 |
| ≣ 27 | February—July 1918 | 1974 |
| ≣ 28 | July 1918—March 1919 | 1974 |
| ≣ 29 | March—August 1919 | 1974 |
| ≣ 30 | September 1919—April 1920 | 1974 |
| ≣ 31 | April—December 1920 | 1974 |
| ≣ 32 | December 1920—August 1921 | 1973 |
| ≣ 33 | August 1921—March 1923 | 1973 |
| ≣ 34 | Letters, 1895—1911 | 1977 |
| ≣ 35 | Letters, 1912—1922 | 1973 |
| ≣ 36 | Letters, etc., 1900—1923 | 1977 |
| ≣ 37 | Letters to Relatives, 1893—1922 | 1975 |
| ≣ 38 | Philosophical Notebooks. 1895—1916 | 1976 |
| ≣ 39 | Notebooks on Imperialism. | 1974 |
| ≣ 40 | Notebooks on the Agarian Question. | 1974 |
| ≣ 41 | 1896—1917 | 1977 |
| ≣ 42 | 1917—1923 | 1977 |
| ≣ 43 | Letters, etc., 1893—1917 | 1977 |
| ≣ 44 | Letters, etc., 1917—1920 | 1977 |
| ≣ 45 | Letters, etc., 1920—1923 | 1976 |