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Romanov Execution
- Lenin consolidated power by eliminating the Romanov family, Russia's former ruling dynasty.
- He ordered their execution in 1918, fearing they posed a threat to his regime.
Lenin's Birth and Upbringing
- Lenin was born Vladimir Ulyanov into a comfortable family, far from the peasantry his ideology championed.
- Russia was a deeply unequal society with a small middle class and widespread poverty.
Family Tragedies
- Lenin's father died of a stroke in 1886, and his older brother, Sasha, was executed in 1887 for plotting to kill the Tsar.
- These events profoundly impacted Lenin and fueled his radicalization.