Russian Revolution · TURNING POINT ·
Death of Lenin (1924)
On the Russian Revolution map as “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.
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- Legacy of the Russian Revolution (chapter 14 of Russian Revolution)
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- The Russian Revolution, 1855–1924
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