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Turning point · The Russian Revolution, 1905–1924
Lenin dies at Gorki
21 Jan 1924 — Silenced by strokes, Lenin dies at 53, his “Testament” warning against Stalin unheeded. Petrograd becomes Leningrad; the succession struggle he feared is already under way.
This is one scene of Chapter 12 — What Had Been Made in The Russian Revolution, 1905–1924.
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