词汇 | leningrad |
词源 | Leningrad; Leninism. N. Lenin was the pseudonym Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov adopted toward the end of 1901, vari- ants such as V. I. Lenin coming into use a little later as his revo- lutionary activities in Russia became more prominent. He is thus known in history as Nikolai Lenin or Vladimir Ilyich Len- in, his real name rarely used. Only 54 when he died in 1924, he must still be regarded as one of the most effective political lead- ers of all time, though not “mankind’s greatest genius,” as The Great Soviet Encyclopedia calls him. But Lenin’s name is legen- dary in the communist world, his body embalmed in a tomb in Moscow’s Red Square that was once a shrine to Soviet citizens. The former capital city of St. Petersburg was named Leningrad for him in 1924. Leninism refers to the particular communistic principles based upon Marxism propounded by the founder of the modern Soviet state, which are collected in his 22-volume life and works. Leninism’s central point is the creation of the dictatorship of the proletariat, or working class. Since 1991, with the overthrow of communism in Russia, Leningrad’s name has officially been changed back to St. Petersburg. |
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