Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (later Vladimir Ilyich Lenin) was born on April 10, 1870 in the city of Simbirsk on the Volga River. Lenin is one of several pseudonyms used throughout his lifetime. ... "Lenin" is based on the Russian root word Lena, which is the name of a river in Siberia that Lenin found on one of his exiles. His father was a schoolteacher, and his mother was a social worker, and they engraved in Lenin the need to better the lives of others. Although communistic ideals are looked down upon in the modern world, Lenin worked toward Communist goals his entire life. ... It is theorized that this is the alarm that set off Lenins revolutionary career, as this is also the time Lenin started studying the teachings of Karl Marx and Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshesky. During the same year as his brothers death (1887), Lenin graduated from high school and enrolled in the University of Kazan. ... Lenin did not even finish his first year at the college, as he was expelled and placed under severe police surveillance after his involvement in a revolutionary demonstration. Lenin experienced his first exile during 1888. ... In 1890, when Lenin was 20 years old, he translated The Manifesto of the Communist Party into Russian. By mail, Lenin received his law degree from the University of St. ... During the time period of 1893 to 1902, Lenin dedicated his time to studying the problems of revolutionary change in Russia. ... Lenin noticed that Marxs prediction that the workers of Russia would develop revolutionary ideals and demand change was not happening. ... It was during this time period of Communistic resistance that Lenin began to develop a theory that later became known as "Leninism. ... In 1893, Lenin moved to St. ... This also marked the first time that he began to use the pseudonym "Lenin. ... Petersburg, Lenin became the head of the Social-Democrats of St. ... In 1895, Lenin took his first overseas trip to Switzerland. ... Petersburg, Lenin formed the League for the Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class, which is better known as the League of Struggle. Lenins first pamphlets and brochures are distributed, and in December Lenin is arrested for the first time and exiled to Siberia for a time period totaling three years. While in exile, Lenin continued his work. ... While in exile, Lenin met, fell in love with, and married Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya, another revolutionist, in 1898. With his wife, Lenin translated Volume One of Industrial Technology by Sydney and Beatrice Webb. ... In 1900, Lenin went abroad again, this time with the help of Plekhanov. They initiated the first part of Lenins plan - this first issue of Iskra (English = Spark), a revolutionary newspaper established by Lenin that was intended to stir up radical consciousness.