Vladmin Lenin
Early life
Born in Simbirskon on April 10, 1870
Grew up in fairly privileged circumstances
Received a typical education but began to develop radical political views in disagreement with the
existing Russian form of government
His brother, Aleksandr Ulyanov, was executed by the Tsar for revolutionary activity
Youth
Obtained a law degree in 1891
Expelled from secondary school after participating in a political demonstration.
Moved to Petrograd in 1893
Became an admirer of Karl Marx, a German writer who believed in a revolution, led by the proletariat, with the aim of achieving an egalitarian society. Later, he became a Marxist Revolutionary
In 1897 Lenin was arrested and later sentenced to
three years of exile in Siberia
Married Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya in 1898.
Moved to Europe in 1900 and spent 17 there, moving across countries, writing, debating and organizing with other European intellectuals
WWI and Russian revolution
The predicted war began and many radical
socialists were opposed to the war
In this time, Lenin studied literature dealing with world
politics of the time and in 1916 he wrote mperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism
1917: Overthrow of the Russian Tsar, which marked the beginning of the Russian Revolution
What do the quotes tell us about Lenin’s worldview and philosophy?
These quotes show Lenin's discontent with capitalism. In these lines, Lenin emphasizes that this system only benefits a small part of the population and exploits the other. We can see that Lenin believes that the fight for freedom is more important than the fight for domination and also assume that he is in favor of disarming the population, an idea that many Marxists share.