“All our lives we fought against exalting the individual, against the elevation of the single person, and long ago we were over and done with the business of a hero, and here it comes up again: the glorification of one personality. This is not good at all.”
Quote by Vladimir Lenin
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Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin was a Russian revolutionary, politician, Marxist theorist, and one of the founders of the Soviet Union. He played a crucial role in the Russian Revolution, leading the October Revolution of 1917, which overthrew the Tsarist regime and established the Soviet power. Lenin's ideas and theories had a profound impact on international politics in the 20th century. more
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