After Vladimir Illyich Lenin's death, both of his successors Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin competed against each other. Unfortunately for Trotsky, Stalin had used Propaganda and deceit to force Trotsky into exile (to Mexico, where he is eventually assassinated). Stalin was a Soviet premier until 1953.
Vladimir Lenin became the head of the Russian government after the October Revolution of 1917.
But, before that, after the February Revolution in 1917, Prince Georgy Lvov became leader of Russia as head of the Provisional Government. Three months later he resigned and Alexander Kerensky became leader until Lenin took over in October.
Nikita Khrushchev became the next First Secretary of the Communist Party and Georgi Malenkov became the next Premier of the Soviet Union. Khrushchev held the real power, however and Malenkov was almost just a figurehead until he was forced out a couple years later.
Joseph Stalin
Immediately after Lenin's death, the Soviet Union was run by a triumvirate of Joseph Stalin, Lev Kamenev and Grigori Zinoviev. Gradually, Stalin eliminated both of them and took sole control in 1929.
Vladimir Lenin took power in Russia after the Russian Revolution of October 1917. There had been a revolution in February 1917 in which the Provisional Government took power first under Prince Georgy Lvov and then Alexander Kerensky.
Vladimir Lenin came to power after the Russian Revolution. He was the first leader of Communist Russia.
Vladimir I. Lenin became the leader of the Soviet Union after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
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Vladimir Lenin was sent back to Russia by the German government in April 1917 in the hopes that he would disrupt the Russian war effort or even cause a revolution to get Russia out of the war.
Never, prime minister role (Premier) was introduced in 1990s in modern Russia. Lenin (Ulyanov), leader of communist revolution, became self-proclaimed leader in 1917 and remained in power until his death in April 1926
Trygve Halvdan was the first leader of a united Russian nation.
The leader of the Bolsheviks in the Russia Revolution was Vladimir Lenin.
The leader of the Bolsheviks in the Russia Revolution was Vladimir Lenin.
The leader of the Bolsheviks in the Russia Revolution was Vladimir Lenin.
The leader of the Bolsheviks in the Russia Revolution was Vladimir Lenin.
Vladimir I. Lenin became the leader of the Soviet Union after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
The leader of the Bolsheviks in the Russia Revolution was Vladimir Lenin.
Tsar Nicholas II was the first leader overthrown as a result of the February Revolution in Russia in 1917. Alexander Kerensky, head of the Russian Provisional Government was the second leader overthrown as a result of the October Revolution in 1917.
Tsar Nicholas II, who was overthrown in the Russian revolution in October 1917.
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Vladimir Lenin was sent back to Russia by the German government in April 1917 in the hopes that he would disrupt the Russian war effort or even cause a revolution to get Russia out of the war.
Never, prime minister role (Premier) was introduced in 1990s in modern Russia. Lenin (Ulyanov), leader of communist revolution, became self-proclaimed leader in 1917 and remained in power until his death in April 1926
Tsar Nicholas II until 1917 and the March Revolution, then a Provisional Government took charge until the Worker's Soviet (Bolsheviks) took power from them in the October Revolution and installed Valdimir Lenin as Russia's new leader.