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Death and state funeral of Vladimir Lenin
1924 death and funeral of the Soviet Union's first leader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 co-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] Lenin was given a state funeral and then buried in a specially erected mausoleum on 27 January. A commission of the Central Committee of the RCP(b) was in charge of organising the funeral.
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![]() Lenin's funeral (1925), by Isaak Brodsky (detail) | |
Date | 27 January 1924; 100 years ago (1924-01-27) |
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Location | Red Square, Moscow, Soviet Union |
Participants | RCP(b) leaders, relatives and followers. |
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