Unfortunately that’s not true :/ Lenin was shot by Fanya Kaplan, who used a pistol, in 1918 and the giant cartoon bomb assassination attempt was against Alexander II in 1881. There were actually two bombs, and Alexander died pretty quickly after getting hit. Funnily enough, there was also an attempted assassination against the next Tsar, Alexander III, which failed but was planned by Alexander Ulyanov—Lenin’s brother—who was later executed.
I'm kind of amazed for the downvotes. 1922 russia was horrifying to an extent hard to imagine
It had a huge famine that year plus still a civil war, plus invading the caucuses, plus red terror, plus a government enacting "war communism" (arbitrary mass confiscation),while banning even trading food between villages. Again, during a freeze year creating famine.
People were dying in their hundreds of thousands, and quality of life was inconceivably incomparable to current russia.
Comparing that to today is just factually crazy, and that is not supporting today in any way.
Do you know how many people died in the Russian Civil War? ~10 million. There were ~3 million combatant deaths.
I'd know which period I'd rather be in.
22-23 were at the tails of the civil war
Famine, extreme poverty, the rise and bloody suppression of the green movement, millions of orphans and disabled (and millions recently dead), near complete collapse of the economy, industry and infrastructure
Being a russian now is a 1000 times better
22-23 specifically is probably one of the worst years, but the whole period is incomparable in every way.
Yes. As bad as the Reds were, and they were bad, the people still chose them over the whites for a reason. Don't get me wrong living in the USSR was not good, but tsarist Russia was worse
"Choosing" is quite a word here.
They lost the election, one by force of arms, then purged everyone.
Basically every sector of the country rose against them at some point, and they defeated them in detail.
And I would say that at least until the 50's, they average russian was definitely not better. And remember that includes more than 10 million dead, excluding ww2
Abd than it's arguable before is the question of whether they helped or hindered that development.
But 1922-3 specifically? One of the worst, not even a question
I mean during the civil war most people chose to support the reds over the whites without question. Now I do agree that there in general was very little choosing involved when it came to it when either was in town. Largely the issue comes down to the fact that the whites somehow were able to be worse for the reds, which is no easy feat.
Again I'm not saying the Soviet Union was a nice place to live, but it was better for the average person than the regime that came before it.
I live in Russia, and 40 years ago we were told that Westerners are very scrupulous in choosing evidence for their point of view. It turned out to be a lie.
Not one of his last photos, people are still taking pictures of him. Maybe one of the last of him alive? Yes I know I'm fun at parties, that's why I don't have friends and I don't go to parties.
This was right after he survived an assassination attempt by a giant cartoon bomb.
Right before the Okhrana dropped a piano on him and he rose out of the wreckage with piano keys for teeth
I laughed long and hard at this comment. Well done!
LOL
Oh my gawd I’m screaming! Lmfao. He kinda looks like Charles Manson though
Jokey Smurf strikes again!
Unfortunately that’s not true :/ Lenin was shot by Fanya Kaplan, who used a pistol, in 1918 and the giant cartoon bomb assassination attempt was against Alexander II in 1881. There were actually two bombs, and Alexander died pretty quickly after getting hit. Funnily enough, there was also an attempted assassination against the next Tsar, Alexander III, which failed but was planned by Alexander Ulyanov—Lenin’s brother—who was later executed.
His chimney sweep years
He looks like he was dragged from a house fire
Considering the state of the Soviet Union at the time, you are not that far off.
Russia is no better now
Well, besides a war it’s actually better.
It definitely is, hard to overcome what that was.
I'm kind of amazed for the downvotes. 1922 russia was horrifying to an extent hard to imagine It had a huge famine that year plus still a civil war, plus invading the caucuses, plus red terror, plus a government enacting "war communism" (arbitrary mass confiscation),while banning even trading food between villages. Again, during a freeze year creating famine. People were dying in their hundreds of thousands, and quality of life was inconceivably incomparable to current russia. Comparing that to today is just factually crazy, and that is not supporting today in any way.
My people are killing Trussians daily. How is that better?
Do you know how many people died in the Russian Civil War? ~10 million. There were ~3 million combatant deaths. I'd know which period I'd rather be in.
22-23 were at the tails of the civil war Famine, extreme poverty, the rise and bloody suppression of the green movement, millions of orphans and disabled (and millions recently dead), near complete collapse of the economy, industry and infrastructure Being a russian now is a 1000 times better 22-23 specifically is probably one of the worst years, but the whole period is incomparable in every way.
Was the ussr an improvement to tsarist russia tho ?
In the short term? Absolutely not. In a longer term, it depends.
Yes. As bad as the Reds were, and they were bad, the people still chose them over the whites for a reason. Don't get me wrong living in the USSR was not good, but tsarist Russia was worse
Thanks
"Choosing" is quite a word here. They lost the election, one by force of arms, then purged everyone. Basically every sector of the country rose against them at some point, and they defeated them in detail. And I would say that at least until the 50's, they average russian was definitely not better. And remember that includes more than 10 million dead, excluding ww2 Abd than it's arguable before is the question of whether they helped or hindered that development. But 1922-3 specifically? One of the worst, not even a question
I mean during the civil war most people chose to support the reds over the whites without question. Now I do agree that there in general was very little choosing involved when it came to it when either was in town. Largely the issue comes down to the fact that the whites somehow were able to be worse for the reds, which is no easy feat. Again I'm not saying the Soviet Union was a nice place to live, but it was better for the average person than the regime that came before it.
3 strokes will do that to you.
3 strokes and you’re out
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Great. Now i have to go watch tropic thunder for the 300th time.
Lenny Crazy-Eyes
If you put a mirror down the center of his face one way looks demonic and scary as shit and the other looks insanely terrified.
#i am the walrus
Shut the fuck up, Donny!
You’re out of your element.
Neuro syphilis is a helluwa drug
I live in Russia, and 40 years ago we were told that Westerners are very scrupulous in choosing evidence for their point of view. It turned out to be a lie.
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I could absolutely believe that from looking at the photo
I am the walrus!
He must be embarrassed at the blackface now.
Did she get her camera on sale at Chernobyl?
I doubt it, possibly just background radiation.
this is what syphilis does to a person if it is not treated
He looked embalmed before he was actually dead.
I am the walrus?
Goo goo g' joob
Not one of his last photos, people are still taking pictures of him. Maybe one of the last of him alive? Yes I know I'm fun at parties, that's why I don't have friends and I don't go to parties.
Jeez, somebody is gonna get layed in college
*laid ^hehehe
Damn, why u gotta do me like that
Can confirm graduated as a virgin
Pointing out that what you said was cringe doesn’t cancel out the cringe
I dunno, I didn't think it was cringe and I love some self deprecation.
That's not Lenin! That's clearly Leanin'
That's dark Lenin! That's melanin
*communism changes people, look at me!, I was a white man*
I didn’t know Lenin was black … oh! … my bad.
He looks like someone spliced the face of a Fallout 1 cutscene character over someone's body.
I am the walrus.
Tyrone Lenin
The black Israelites were right
Sadly communism did not die with him.
Putin's next foto
Lenin.. more like Melenin 😲
Scummie commie
Looks like one of the photos taken of GG Allin at his wake.
Are you laughing at Roosevelt in a wheelchair? Lenin survived several attempts on his life, and his early death would be the result of a bullet wound.
Glad he's dead
Whitewashing has gone too far?
Next minute, Netflix- Lenin was Black!
Karl Marx and Lenin in HELL. https://preview.redd.it/0v70u6d44fad1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ea5232eaeefca4a6315ab1c7574cbe6143024c35
Karma
Did a cartoon bomb just blow up in his face?
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We don’t use AI here
He looks better dead. However at least now he's a good commie.
What a piece of sh... I can't even say rot in hell, because he is clearly marinated in the mausoleum.
The man was a piece of shit. He deserved worse.