Dashed left edge = started before April 1870 ·
Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond April 1870
Events in April 1870 2
1870 – 1924LeninRussian Revolution leaderVladimir Lenin led the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, establishing the Soviet state and the foundation for communist rule in Russia.
1870 – 1924Vladimir LeninFounder of the Soviet UnionVladimir Ilyich Lenin (April 22, 1870 – January 21, 1924) was the founder of the Soviet state and leader of the Bolshevik Revolution. He led Soviet Russia from 1917 and the Soviet Union from its formation in 1922 until his death in 1924.