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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov

8.5
A Russian revolutionary who led the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and became the first leader of the Soviet Union
  • proper noun
translation icon : Vladimir Ilich Uliánov
  • Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov led the October Revolution, dramatically changing the course of Russian history.

Examples

  • The mausoleum in Moscow contains the preserved body of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov.

  • Many political movements in the 20th century were influenced by the writings of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov.

  • Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov was a revolutionary leader.

  • What did Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov achieve?

  • Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov played a key role in establishing the Soviet government after the 1917 Revolution.

  • Many historians consider Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, known as Lenin, to be one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century.

  • The ideas of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov greatly shaped the policies of the early Soviet Union.

Synonyms

Lenin
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Russian political leader who led the 1917 revolution and became the first leader of the Soviet Union

emphasizes leadership and formal office rather than intellectual planner role
Vladimir Lenin
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3.9

Russian revolutionary leader who led the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and became the first head of the Soviet Union

is the formal full name rather than a shorter popular form
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
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4.9

A Russian revolutionary leader who led the Bolshevik party and helped start the Soviet Union

is the full official name form emphasizing the formal identity
Vladimir Ilich Lenin
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6.6

Russian revolutionary leader who led the 1917 revolution and became the first head of the Soviet Union

uses the full name to stress the person's formal official identity
Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov
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9.0

A Russian revolutionary leader who founded the Bolshevik Party and led the 1917 revolution

is the full legal name form and does not focus on the alias
Nikolai Lenin
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4.9

A Russian political leader who led the 1917 revolution and founded the Soviet state

uses the established given name rather than the alternate given name shown

Surface Forms

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov main

Morphology

Vladimir + Ilyich + Ulyanov

This is a full personal name whose function is referential rather than compositional: knowing the individual name parts ('Vladimir', 'Ilyich', 'Ulyanov') does not let a B1 learner infer that it refers to Lenin or his biographical status. Proper names do not combine constituent word meanings in a predictable way across languages, so the expression is opaque to learners.

Etymology

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov is the birth name of the man better known as 'Lenin', who led the Russian Revolution of 1917 and became the first leader of the Soviet Union. The middle name Ilyich means 'son of Ilya', so the name literally says 'Vladimir, son of Ilya' and this clear image helps you remember it is Lenin's full Russian name.