Lenin on the balcony of the Kschessinska Mansion
Russian Revolution: The Russian revolutionary and politician Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, 1870-1924) on the balcony of the Kschessinska Mansion in the night (April 1917). In this speech, he spells out his "April Theses", proclaiming that the whole of Europe is on the eve of socialist revolution and that Marxists must overthrow the Provisional Government. Anonymous painting of the 20th century. State Museum of Political History of Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)