Lenin

Hero/Villain Character
By: Michael D Tesfaye
April 2020
Presentation Outline
1. Background about Lenin
2. Lenin Heroic attributes
3. Lenin Villain attributes
4. Conclusion
5. Reference
 Background about Lenin
● Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov better known by Lenin was born on April 22, 1870,
Simbirk, Ulyanovsk, Russia

● He died on 21 January 1924

● Lenin was very famous:

○ He followed Communism Ideology of Marxism Leninism
○ He was a Russian revolutionary, lawyer, politician, and political theorist.
○ He had served as head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet
Union from 1922 to 1924.
○ He was the first leader of the USSR.
 Lenin Heroic attributes (1)
Lenin was a famous leader:

● Lenin was the founder of the communist party in Russia.

● He was also the leader of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution.
● Lenin was also the first leader of the Soviet Union .
Lenin Heroic attributes (2)
Lenin stabilized Russia

● He stabilized Russia after the revolution of 1905 (wave of mass political and
social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire).
● He gave hope to Russian after the revolution (1905-1914) a new
government.
● Lenin had gain many supporter that stabilized the Russian citizens.
● He made possible the Victory of the October Revolution 1917.
Lenin Heroic attributes (3)
Lenin contributed for the Russia development:
● Lenin had contributed for the improvement of Russia.

● That he paved the way for future political leaders to modernize (update)
Russian civilization and the 1905 Revolution.
Lenin villainous deeds(1)
Lenin’s war communism policy
● Resulted in the confiscation(impound) of the crops grown
by laborer (working man ) farmers,which led to the
starvation of millions of Russian citizen.
● Peasants who concealed (hidden) their farms were either
killed,exiled or jailed
Lenin villainous deeds (2)
Lenin Murdering people:
● He killed others competitors
● He personally murdered the previous Tsar along with his wife and children. He
murdered them to eliminate the possibility of the Tsar returning to power.
Lenin villainous deeds (3)
One Political Ideology:
● He outlawed (banned) political parties expect the
communist party.
● He didn’t want other parties, abolished all political parties
● That brought a civil war because most disagreed with the
Bolshevik party
Conclusion
● Lenin was a hero but controversial leader.
● Lenin was a hero, because
○ He was the founder of the communist party in Russia.
○ He was a famous revolutionary, he gave the people a new hope.
○ He had contributed for the stabilization & development of Russia.
● However, Lenin was also controversial, because
○ He was never peaceful with his disagreements either, as he managed to kill millions of
Russian citizens through starvation or through massacre,
○ He was really not open to other opinion than his own,
○ He was a tough communist to get what he needed such as killing people or imprison people
who were against the communist party.
Reference
1. Communist Party of the Soviet Union,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union; reviewed on April
17, 2020
2. An article which talks about Vladimir Lenin
://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Lenin;:reviewed on April 17,2020

3. Vladimir Lenin and Adolf Hitler: Tyrants of Evil

https://www.westerntc.edu/sites/default/files/student-life/documents/StinglC.pdf;
reviewed on April 17,2020
4. Vladimir Lenin, PRIME MINISTER OF SOVIET UNION
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vladimir-Lenin; reviewed on April 17,2020