In this chapter you will read about the man who led the way to create the world’s first communist state: Vladimir Il’ich Lenin. Specifically, consider the following questions:
Who was Lenin? What was his family background?
Were there events in his early life that may have shaped his political worldview?
How did he interact with other socialists and communists?
Did he change his philosophies once he had seized power?
What were his views of the Communist Party leadership as he was close to death?
