Vladimir Lenin
"Lenin" and "Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" redirect here. For other uses of "Lenin", see Lenin (disambiguation). For the poem by Mayakovsky, see Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (poem). This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Ilyich and the family name is Ulyanov . Vladimir Lenin Владимир Ленин Lenin in July 1920. Photo by Pavel Zhukov. Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union In office 30 December 1922 – 21 January 1924 Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Alexei Rykov Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR In office 8 November 1917 – 21 January 1924 Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Alexei Rykov Personal details Born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ( 1870-04-22 ) 22 April 1870 Simbirsk, Russian Empire Died 21 January 1924 (1924-01-21) (aged 53) Gorki, Moscow Governorate, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Resting place Lenin's Mausoleum, Moscow, Russian Federation Nationality ...