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Historical Figures from Russia
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Vladimir Lenin
1870–1924Industrial Age
He spent years writing in exile about a revolution that never seemed to come — and when it finally arrived in 1917, he seized it so completely that his version became the only one that survived.
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Vladimir Putin
1952–?Modern History
He came to power promising stability and order, and has remained in power long enough that the question of what Russia looks like without him has become genuinely difficult to answer.
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