Lenin

/ˈlɛnən/
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Definitions of Lenin
  1. noun
    Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924)
    synonyms: Nikolai Lenin, Vladimir Ilich Lenin, Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, Vladimir Lenin
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    Bolshevik, Bolshevist
    a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party
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