THE DAY IN HISTORY · JANUARY 21
January 21 in history
What happened on January 21: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1924, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Death of Lenin
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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