2013 Event Ukraine's former Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko posted messages supporting the anti-government protesters who toppled the last status of Vladimir Lenin on her website, calling on suporters to keep up their demands 2013 Event In Kiev, Russia, anti-government protesters topple the last surviving monument of Vladimir Lenin; the monument fell in Bessarabska Square; it was was pounded with hammers and only some parts of the Soviet hero's legs remained 1993 Event Russian President Yeltsin shuts Lenin museum 1993 Event Last honor guard at Lenin's mausoleum 1992 Death Boris Arapov, composer, studied with Vladimir Shcherbachov at Leningrad Conservatory, taught at Leningrad Conservatory, received honor Peoples Artist of the USSR in 1976 and Order of Lenin honor in 1986 1980 Event In Lenin Shipyard Gdansk, Poland, 17,000 workers go on strike 1976 Event President Brezhnev receives his 5th Lenin order 1961 Event Soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Stalin's body from Lenin's tomb in Red Square 1954 Death Dziga Vertov, Kaufman, Russian dir (3 Songs of Lenin), dies at 58 1941 Birthday Natalya Bessmertnova, born in Moscow, dancer, Bolshoi, Lenin Prize 1970 1939 Death Nadezjda K Krupskaya, Russian revolutionary/wife of Lenin, dies at 70 1931 Event Stalin throws Krupskaya Lenin out of Central Committee 1924 Birthday Leonid B Kogan, Dnepropetrovsk Russia, violinist, Lenin Prize-1952 1924 Event Alexei Ryko elected as President of People's commission (succeeds Lenin) 1924 Event Lenin placed in Mausoleum in Red Square 1924 Death Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53 1924 Death Vladimir Lenin, Russian Leader 1923 Event Lenin is hit with his 3rd stroke 1923 Event Lenin's last article in Pravda (about Red bureaucracy) 1923 Event Lenin's "Political Testament" calls for removal of Stalin 1922 Event Lenin dictates his "Political testament" 1922 Event Lenin suffers a stroke 1921 Event Lenin proclaims New Economic Politics 1918 Event Fanya Kaplan shoots at Lenin 1918 Event Lenin, new leader of Soviet Russia, shot and wounded after speech 1917 Event Soviet regiment (Stalin/Lenin) declares Finland Independent 1917 Event M Gorki calls Lenin a blind fanatic/unthinking adventurer 1917 Event Lenin defended "temporary" removal of freedom of the press 1917 Event People's Commissars gives authority to Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin 1917 Event October Revolution (Oct 26 OS) in Russia, Lenin seizes power 1917 Event In Russia, Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin seizes power 1917 Event Lenin speaks against Kamenev, Kollontai, Stalin and Trotsky 1917 Death Fanya Kaplan, Russian who shot at Lenin on Aug 30th, executed 1917 Event Pravda (Lenin names Russia "Free land of world") 1917 Event Lenin returns to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution 1917 Event Lenin leaves Switzerland for Petrograd 1916 Event Lenin says Imperialism is caused by capitalism 1908 Birthday Giacomo Manzu, Italy, sculptor, St. Peter, Laurenskerk, Lenin Prize 1905 Birthday Boris Arapov, born in Poltava, Ukraine, composer, studied with Vladimir Shcherbachov at Leningrad Conservatory, taught at Leningrad Conservatory, received honor Peoples Artist of the USSR in 1976 and Order of Lenin honor in 1986 1889 Birthday Joseph L. Hromadka, Czechoslovakian theologist, Lenin prize 1957 1887 Death Alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar 1886 Birthday Diego Rivera, Lenin of Mexico, Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo 1870 Birthday Nikolai Lenin, Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov, Bolshevik/U.S.S.R. revolutionist 1870 Birthday Vladimir Lenin, Russian Leader 1869 Birthday Nadezjda K Krupskaja, Russian revolutionary/wife of Lenin
