Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian revolutionary, political and economic theorist and an important figure in proletarian history. He is often considered one of the most important figures for communism and socialism. Author of several books contributing to Marxist theory, Lenin was responsible for the development of the understanding of the imperialist trend in capitalist mode of production and was a key figure in the 1917 revolution that led to the establishment of the Soviet Union.