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| + | '''Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov''' also known as Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (or in Russian: Владимир Ильич Ленин) was a Russian communist [[revolutionary]], [[politician]] and political theorist. He served as the leader of the [[Russian]] SFSR from [[1917]] after which he started a massive campaign of executions of the political and non-political opposition resulting in 100.000 to 200.000 deaths, solidifying his power as Premier of the [[Soviet Union]] from [[1922]], until his death. | ||
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| + | ==Official narrative== | ||
| + | Like most non-elected heads of state of the [[1900s]], Lenin remains a controversial figure, mostly ''outside'' Russia, for his dozens of alleged humans rights abuses. | ||
| + | Lenin died in [[1924]] and also because of the later work of his successor - [[Joseph Stalin]] - Lenin escapes modern scrutiny. | ||
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| + | ==Dissidents== | ||
| + | [[Vladimir Lenin]] brought back forced labor of [[political]] prisoners in labor camps from [[1918]]<ref>http://www.bucknell.edu/x17601.xml</ref><ref>https://www.history.com/topics/russia/gulag</ref>, the "Main Directorate of Camps" internationally now known as GULAG became a system extensively utilized by the [[Soviet Union]]. Although [[Nikita Khrushchev]] had denounced the system of Soviet [[totalitarianism]] these prison camps were a product of after [[Josef Stalin]] died, Khrushchev secret speech denouncing it was silenced<ref>https://www.sciencespo.fr/mass-violence-war-massacre-resistance/en/document/memory-political-repression-post-soviet-russia-example-gulag.html</ref> and prevented from being widely published. [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]] and his [[1973]] book '''The Gulag Archipelago: An Experiment in Literary Investigation'''' became the first of an intensive raw and brutal series of insights into the system of these secret sites, which caused it to be picked up by the public, becoming a widely used tool in [[propaganda]] by [[Shin Bet]] and the US and [[Russian]] TV well into the [[2000s]].<ref>https://www.amazon.com/50-Politics-Classics-Freedom-Equality-ebook/dp/B00WDDQW7W</ref><ref>http://tvkultura.ru/brand/show/brand_id/32856</ref>. The [[KGB]] had confiscated many of Solzhenitsyn's gathered information from [[1959]] until [[1967]] and tried to delete all traces of drafts of the book during the [[Cold war]], [[assassinating]] several holders of reserve master copies of the book.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=r73fmcC5itkC&pg</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=5yYBZ35HPo4C&dq</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/books/04solzhenitsyn.html</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 07:55, 27 May 2021
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov also known as Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (or in Russian: Владимир Ильич Ленин) was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He served as the leader of the Russian SFSR from 1917 after which he started a massive campaign of executions of the political and non-political opposition resulting in 100.000 to 200.000 deaths, solidifying his power as Premier of the Soviet Union from 1922, until his death.
Official narrative
Like most non-elected heads of state of the 1900s, Lenin remains a controversial figure, mostly outside Russia, for his dozens of alleged humans rights abuses. Lenin died in 1924 and also because of the later work of his successor - Joseph Stalin - Lenin escapes modern scrutiny.
Dissidents
Vladimir Lenin brought back forced labor of political prisoners in labor camps from 1918[1][2], the "Main Directorate of Camps" internationally now known as GULAG became a system extensively utilized by the Soviet Union. Although Nikita Khrushchev had denounced the system of Soviet totalitarianism these prison camps were a product of after Josef Stalin died, Khrushchev secret speech denouncing it was silenced[3] and prevented from being widely published. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and his 1973 book The Gulag Archipelago: An Experiment in Literary Investigation' became the first of an intensive raw and brutal series of insights into the system of these secret sites, which caused it to be picked up by the public, becoming a widely used tool in propaganda by Shin Bet and the US and Russian TV well into the 2000s.[4][5]. The KGB had confiscated many of Solzhenitsyn's gathered information from 1959 until 1967 and tried to delete all traces of drafts of the book during the Cold war, assassinating several holders of reserve master copies of the book.[6][7][8]
References
- ↑ http://www.bucknell.edu/x17601.xml
- ↑ https://www.history.com/topics/russia/gulag
- ↑ https://www.sciencespo.fr/mass-violence-war-massacre-resistance/en/document/memory-political-repression-post-soviet-russia-example-gulag.html
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/50-Politics-Classics-Freedom-Equality-ebook/dp/B00WDDQW7W
- ↑ http://tvkultura.ru/brand/show/brand_id/32856
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=r73fmcC5itkC&pg
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=5yYBZ35HPo4C&dq
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/books/04solzhenitsyn.html
