Lenin was head of state (his exact title being Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars) between 8 November 1917 - 21 January 1924.
Formally, he was head of the "Soviet state" from its inception on December 22, 1922 until his death on January 21, 1924. The Soviet Union wasn't created until December 22, 1922.
Lenin created the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the Soviet Union.
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Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) was a leader of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution, and head of state of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1924. (see the related links)
No, Vladimir Lenin was the Soviet state's first Marxist leader.
Joseph Stalin
The leader of the Soviet Union during the Russian Revolution and the early years of the Soviet state was Vladimir Lenin. He was known for his role in the Bolshevik Party and his love for his pet cat, Lenin Cat.
Communist state established in Russia in 1922 led first by Lenin and later by Stalin
Russia became first a communist state and later the largest Soviet Republic in the Soviet Union.
Russia never "became know as the Soviet Union." However, when it formed the Soviet Union, its name had been changed from Russia to the Russian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic.
Joseph Stalin succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party because Stalin had already been made Secretary General of the party before Lenin died. Stalin did not take over as sole leader of the Soviet Union, but he was the leader of the Communist Party.
When Soviet Leader Lenin died in 1924, it was Joseph Stalin who quickly ascended to power, ultimately leading the Soviet Union to a totalitarian state.
Vladimir Lenin was the leader of Russia from 1917 to 1922. He was a communist, and he turned Russia into the Soviet Union. Lenin was predecessor to Stalin.