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Lenin, Vladimir IlyichLenin, Vladimir Ilyich (len'in, Rus. vludyē'mir ilyēch' lye'nin) [key], 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary, the founder of Bolshevism and the major force behind the Revolution of Oct., 1917. Sections in this article: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Vladimir Ilyich Lenin from Fact Monster:
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