Today marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov in the Russian city of Simbirsk on April 22, 1870. Known in history under the name of Lenin, he was the founder of the Bolshevik Party, leader of the 1917 October Revolution and, undoubtedly, a towering figure in the political and intellectual history of the twentieth century.
This essay by WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North was originally published on April 22, 2020, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Lenin’s birth.
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