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Death of Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, leader of the Russian Revolution and head of the Soviet state, died on January 21, 1924.

Death of Vladimir Lenin

Lenin’s death set off a Soviet leadership struggle and deepened U.S. concerns about Bolshevism, reinforcing the Coolidge administration’s cautious posture and shaping American diplomatic and security thinking toward Soviet Russia.

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