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On Monday, 21 January 1924, at 18:50 EET, Vladimir Lenin, leader of the October Revolution and the first leader and founder of the Soviet Union, died in Gorki aged 53 after falling into a coma. [1] The official cause of death was recorded as an incurable disease of the blood vessels. [ 2 ]
In July 1916, Lenin's mother died, but he was unable to attend her funeral. [119] Her death deeply affected him, and he became depressed, fearing that he too would die before seeing the proletarian revolution. [120]
Lenin died at his Gorki home on 21 January 1924, having fallen into a coma earlier in the day. [327] His official cause of death was recorded as an "incurable disease of the blood vessels". [ 328 ]
Not long after the 1924 death of the founder of the Soviet Union, a popular poet soothed and thrilled the grieving country with these words: “Lenin lived, Lenin lives, Lenin will live.” A ...
Alexei Rykov succeeded Lenin as chairman of the Sovnarkom, and although he was de jure the most powerful person in the country, in fact, all power was concentrated in the hands of the "troika" – the union of three influential party figures: Grigory Zinoviev, Joseph Stalin, and Lev Kamenev. Stalin continued to increase his influence in the ...
The last to die were Tatiana, Anastasia, and Maria (however, according to Yurovsky's note, Alexei, Olga, Tatiana, and Anastasia were the last to die), who were carrying over 1.3 kilograms (2.9 lb) of diamonds sewn into their clothing, which had given them a degree of protection from the firing. [98] However, they were speared with bayonets as well.
No-one died in the incident, which is under investigation. Analysts have suggested the harsh winter weather may be to blame, or that the plane landed badly. They have also credited the plane's ...
There was a fire in 2022, and a man died falling from one of the floors in 2023. ... In 2018, a powerful earthquake did some damage to the upper levels of the Tower of David, Reuters reported.