# Lenin

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# rise of the Bolsheviks

Today marks 100 years since the communist revolution in Russia

The event is perhaps one of the most transformative of the 20th century.

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Nov 7th 2017, 6:10 AM

# red storm rising

On its centenary, these were the five key events of the Russian revolution

The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in 1917 led to a Bolshevik revolution, the rise of Lenin and Stalin, and the eventual establishment of the Soviet Union.

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Mar 18th 2017, 10:30 AM

# Nowa Huta

A Polish town has an interesting new Lenin statue

The little, urinating man – complete with condom – has received a mixed response in Nowa Huta.

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Jul 5th 2014, 10:30 AM

# creating the cult

Lenin, Stalin and 'The Myth of the Beloved Leader'

New exhibition in Russia shows how the two former leaders used the cult of personality to their advantage.

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May 10th 2014, 10:15 AM

# Venezuela

Plan to put Chavez's body on display 'may be impossible'

The acting president of Venezuela said preparatory steps to put Hugo Chavez’s body on display should have been taken much earlier.

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Mar 14th 2013, 10:54 AM

# Venezuela

Hugo Chavez will be embalmed 'like Ho Chi Minh, Lenin and Mao'

Venezuelan vice president Nicolas Maduro will be sworn in later today and said that Chavez will be kept in a glass casket “for eternity”.

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Mar 8th 2013, 8:19 AM