Vladimir Lenin, a political leader of the Russian revolution was born on the 20th of April 1870, in the Russian town of Simbirisk. His real name was Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. He was the third child in a family of six. His father was a school inspector and they lived comfortably, They had a pleasant, roomy house.
             As a boy Vladimir was sly and naughty. He broke things and teased the younger kids. However,he got extremely good grades and did exceptionally well in school. When Lenin was fifteen years old, disaster struck his family when Lenin's father died. This took away the family's income and the protection of the father. Two years later his older brother Sasha, was caught with a group revolutionists on a mission to assassinate the Czar Alexander the III. At his trial Sasha said he wanted to gain "political freedom" for the Russian people. As a result of this incident Sasha was hung.
             Sasha's death made a deep impression on Lenin, and he decided to continue his brother's work. Lenin saw himself as being on a mission to help the poor and to make Russia into "social- communist government." He wanted to get rid of the different economic classes of people. At the time, most people lived on small farms and were very poor. When the crop was bad, they did not have enough to eat. A few people lived very well and were wealthy. They were called the aristocracy. Lenin's family was not poor but he felt that the system was not fair and people should be equal. To achieve these ends Lenin joined the Bolsheviks, a revolutionary movement.
             Lenin continued his education at the university of Kazan, where he studied law. Three months later he was expelled from school for attending a student meeting protesting the lack of freedom in the school. He reapplied many times to the school but was not readmitted. However at St. Petersburg University he was allowed to study by himself and take tests. He r...