Vladimir Lenin Death Anniversary: How Soviet Union founder Lenin died
Vladimir Lenin is known as the leader of the Russian Revolution Bolshevik in 1917 and the founder of the Soviet Union (USSR). He is seen with respect not only in Russia but also in the communist countries of the world. Lenin died after a long illness. On January 21, 1924, he first went into a coma and died the same day.
To find out the real reason for the death of Vladimir Lenin, his brain was studied. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
During the First World War, there was a Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917 after that, the Czar’s rule came to an end and after the formation of the Soviet Union there, the Communist system took shape. The architect of the revolution and the architect of the Soviet Union was Vladimir Lenin. He founded the Russian Communist Party and became the first head of the Soviet state. He is considered the greatest revolutionary leader and thinker since Marx. January 21 is his 99th death anniversary (Vladimir Lenin’s Death Anniversary). He died after a long illness and the exact cause of his death could not be ascertained.
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, popularly known as Lenin, adopted the name Lenin much later,
and was born on 22 April 1870 in Sinvirsk, Russia. Later this place was named Ulyanovsk in honor of Lenin. In 1901, while working for a secret party, he adopted the last name of Lenin and has been known by that name ever since. His family was educated and he was the third child of his parents among six siblings.
Studying socialist politics and law
When Vladimir was 17 years old, his elder brother was sentenced to death, after which he adopted the revolutionary socialist politics of Russia. He was expelled from Kazan Imperial University for his active participation in opposition to Russia’s Czarist government, but within a few years, he earned a law degree and moved to Saint Petersburg in 1893, where he became a Marxist activist. But in 1897 he was arrested and deported.
In exile after the Bolshevik Revolution,
Lenin went to Western Europe and led the Bolshevik faction of the Social Democratic Labor Party. He returned to Russia after the February Revolution of 1917, when the Tsar was overthrown in Russia, where he played a leading role in the October Revolution and the Bolsheviks. Overthrew the new regime and ushered in the Soviet era with a new regime.
The health of Vladimir Lenin started deteriorating nine months before his death. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
Health started deteriorating 9 months ago On
March 1923, Lenin had a third stroke, due to which he lost the ability to speak. In the same month he had a partial paralysis attack in his right side and then he started showing symptoms of sensory aphasia. In May of the same year, there was an improvement in his health, due to which he started walking and the difficulty in speaking and writing was reduced. After this, in October, he made his last visit to the Kremlin.
First coma then death
On January 21, 1924, Lenin went into a coma and died on the same day. According to the official record of his death, he died due to some incurable disease of blood vessels. His death was announced the very next day of his death. His body was brought to Moscow by train and then kept for three days for public viewing. Lakhs of people were seen waiting in a queue in the chilling cold for their last darshan.
Vladimir Lenin was first intended to be buried after his death, but then his mausoleum was made. (file photo)
Decision not to bury
his dead body was brought to Lal Chowk for last rites on 27th January. Thousands of people gathered on this occasion. His dead body was preserved for many days at the mausoleum of Lal Chowk for people to see. For this his dead body was kept in very cold conditions. When the body was preserved in these conditions, the then Soviet ruler Stalin changed his intention to bury him. Lenin’s wife Nejdka Krupskaya wanted her husband to be buried but Stalin did not listen to her.
In this process, Lenin’s brain was also removed and in 1925, an institute was established for the study of this brain, in which research was done on his brain, in which the main topic was to know the reason for his death. After this, it was decided to convert the temporary tomb into a permanent tomb, which was completed in 1933. After this, his coffin was changed in 1940 and once again in 1970. Even today his tomb is available for public viewing at Lal Chowk.
