Lenin Returns to Russia: The Revolution Gets Its Leader
Vladimir Lenin bursts back into Petrograd from Swiss exile, immediately seizing the moment to demand an end to World War I and transfer power to the Soviets. His arrival galvanizes the Bolshevik movement, setting the stage for the October Revolution that dismantles the Provisional Government and births the world's first communist state.
April 16, 1917
109 years ago
Key Figures & Places
Finland
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Switzerland
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Saint Petersburg
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Vladimir Lenin
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Petrograd
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Russia
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February Revolution
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Russian history
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Supreme Army Command
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Russia
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Vladimir Lenin
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Saint Petersburg
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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Nicholas II
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Russian Revolution
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Russian Provisional Government
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Reise Lenins im plombierten Wagen
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