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Lenin Part 4: Ghost at the Kremlin

Real Dictators

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Vladimir Lenin's Choice for a Collective Leadership

On December 30, 1922, the Soviet Union is officially born. On Christmas Eve, Lenin is withdrawn from public and put into strict isolation. With several individuals jockeying to replace him, it seems likely that Lenin's preference is for a collective leadership to take over after his death.

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