incorruptible character, combined with his complete devotion to the cause, gained him swift recognition and the nickname "Iron Felix". In December, 1917, Vladimir Lenin appointed Dzerzhinsky as Commissar for Internal Affairs and head of the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter-Revolution and Sabotage (Cheka). Lenin regarded Dzerzhinsky as a revolutionary hero, and appointed him to organize a force to combat internal political threats. Personally incorruptible, ...
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Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov
and the abdication of Nicholas II, Sverdlov was released and he returned to Petrograd where he became a member of the Bolshevik Central Committee. Together with Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky, Sverdlov was a strong advocate of an armed uprising and helped organize the October Revolution. A close ally of Vladimir Lenin, Sverdlov played an important role in persuading leading Bolsheviks to accept the decisions to close down the Constituent Assembly (bourgeois parliament) and the signing ...
Lenin is always with you(Lenin Tribute)
A tribute to one of the most greatest man of all time! Vladimir Lenin! Born:April 22, 1870(1870-04-22) Simbirsk, Russian Empire Died:January 21, 1924 (aged 53) Gorki, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Nationality:Russian Political party:Bolshevik Party Spouse:Nadezhda Krupskaya Profession: Politician, revolutionary Religion:Atheism Music: S.Tulikov Lyrics: L.Oshanin 1973. День за днем идут года - Зори новых поколений, - Но никто и никогда Не забудет имя ЛЕНИН. Припев: Ленин всегда живой, Ленин ...
Today in History for Wednesday, April 16th
Highlights of this day in history: Virginia Tech Tragedy; The Texas City industrial disaster; Communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin returns to Russia; Movie legend Charlie Chaplin born; The Rolling Stones' debut album. (April 16) ... today history wednesday april 16th
Dzerzhinsky and the Cheka
incorruptible character, combined with his complete devotion to the cause, gained him swift recognition and the nickname "Iron Felix". In December, 1917, Vladimir Lenin appointed Dzerzhinsky as Commissar for Internal Affairs and head of the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter-Revolution and Sabotage (Cheka). Lenin regarded Dzerzhinsky as a revolutionary hero, and appointed him to organize a force to combat internal political threats. Personally incorruptible, ...
Vassili Zaitsev reburied at Volgograd(Stalingrad)News Footage
. There, Zaitsev set up a snipers' training school in the Metiz factory; it was run by Zaytsev. The snipers Zaytsev trained were nicknamed zaichata, meaning "leverets" (baby hares). Antony Beevor wrote in Stalingrad that this was the start of the "sniper movement" in the 62nd Army. Conferences were arranged to spread the doctrine of "sniperism" and exchange ideas on technique and principles that were not limited to marksmanship skills. It is estimated that the snipers Zaytsev trained ...
Russia split over Lenin's legacy
He was born Vladimir Ulyanov but the world knows him simply as Lenin. The 138th anniversary of his birth on April 22, 1870 has sparked fresh debate, and possibly a referendum, about his legacy.
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