About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of Vladimir Lenin on the Russian Revolution and his dealings with the Germans during the Great War.

It is that time. The Russian Revolution would be a lot different without Vladimir Lenin (Lenin is not his real name by the way...) But Lenin strikes a deal with the Germans who hope that he can steer Russia out of the Great War and he hits Petrograd like a lightning bolt. Western Civ 2.0

People in this episode

Host: Adam Walsh

Topics covered

• Russian Revolution
• Vladimir Lenin
• Great War
• history
• society

Keywords

• Lenin
• Russian Revolution
• Great War
• Petrograd
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Germans

Places: Petrograd

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