apr 16, 1917 - Vladimir Lenin
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Lenin was one of the most influential leaders of the Russian Revolution. He created the Bolsheviks and led a violent revolution to make equality for the Proletariat workers after coming back from exile. Lenin had promised the people "Peace, land and bread." Lenin gained full power in Russia, influencing the country with communist ideas. Lenin eventually died of a natural causes and passed the power of Joseph Stalin. This was the date when Vladimir Lenin had successfully seized full power by coup d'etat in Russia, forcing the royal family to step down.
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