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10.99- The Testament

Revolutions

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Lenin's Death

In the spring of 19 22, lenin himself was growing sicker by the day. Many surmised he may be suffering some kind of lead poisoning from the bullet still lodged in his neck from the assassination attempt by fanny caplin. So on april 20 third 19 22, the day after his 50 second birthday, lenon underwent surgery to remove this bullet. But while he recovered from the procedure, the underlying condition it was meant to fix remained. Because, as we now know, he wasn't suffering from lead poisoning, but instead from a disease that was absolutely wrecking his brain cells. While out at gorky recovering from surgery, lennin suffered a major stroke

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