Vladimir Lenin died on 21 January 1924 in Bolshiye Gorki, aged 53. A Russian revolutionary and political theorist, Lenin led the Bolshevik party and, after the October Revolution of 1917, headed the new Soviet government. He had spent years in exile in Europe, developing his version of Marxism, which emphasised a disciplined party of professional revolutionaries. He led the Bolsheviks through the Russian Civil War, introduced War Communism and then the New Economic Policy, and in 1922 founded the Soviet Union. His government also set up the secret police and suppressed political opponents. Strokes left him incapacitated in his last years, and Joseph Stalin eventually emerged as his successor.
Before and after
- 1924Internal combustion engine
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- 1924Founding of Colombia men's national football team
- 7 January 1924Founding of International Hockey Federation
- 21 January 1924Death of Vladimir Lenin
- from 25 January 1924 to 5 February 1924The first Winter Olympic Games open at Chamonix
- 2 February 1924Founding of International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- 3 February 1924Death of Woodrow Wilson
- 21 February 1924Birth of Robert Mugabe
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