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Death of Lenin (1924)

On the Russian Revolution map as “Lenin dies at Gorki”

21 Jan 1924 — Lenin dies at Gorki at the age of 53, having been silenced by strokes. His “Testament” warning against Stalin has gone unheeded, and the succession struggle he feared is already under way. Petrograd becomes Leningrad.

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Legacy of the Russian Revolution (chapter 14 of Russian Revolution)
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The Russian Revolution, 1855–1924
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