
Lenin Part 3: First Russia, Then the World…
Real Dictators
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Lenin's Return to Russia
No one in Russia knew who Lenin was, except the close members of the party. He publishes what becomes known as the April Theses outlining why the provisional government is surely doomed. Opponents label him a traitor and some even demand he be run through with a bayonet. As the week's pass, Lenin's message increasingly cuts through while he himself remains largely immune to scrutiny.
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