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BOLSHEVIKS Vladimir Lenin Leader of the Bolsheviks The revolutionary thinker and politician steered Russia to communist revolution and was its premier from 1917 until his death from a stroke in 1924, aged 53. His body lay in state for four days and was viewed by almost a million mourners. Leon Trotsky Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee Initially a Menshevik, Trotsky joined the Bolsheviks for the 1917 revolution and was instrumental in its success. He was later expelled from the Communist Party and exiled for his opposition to Stalin. He was assassinated in 1940. Joseph Stalin Member of the Central Committee A minor player in the 1917 revolution, Stalin rose through Bolshevik ranks until he took leadership following Lenin’s death. His rule turned Russia into an industrial power, but he was…

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