Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich (April 22, 1870 –January 21, 1924) was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political ideologist.
Since 1917 he served as the leader of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, and then concurrently, from 1922 up to his death, as the leader of the USSR.
Lenin followed the Marx ideology, which was greatly completed by his own thoughts, which became known as Leninism. Thus the combination of Marxism and Leninism became the official ideological basis of the USSR.
Born to a wealthy middle-class family in Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk), Lenin became keen in revolutionary leftist politics due to his brother’s execution in 1887. Briefly attending the University of Kazan, he was ejected for his involvement in anti-Tsarist protests, and devoted the following years to gaining a degree in law and to radical politics.
In 1893 he moved to St. Petersburg, entered the League of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class and soon became its senior member.
Charged with sedition and exiled to Siberia for three years, he married Nadezhda Krupskaya, and fled to Western Europe, where he by turns lived in Germany, England and Switzerland.
He returned Russia only in 1917, after the February Revolution resulted in the Tsar’s overthrow and the empowerment of the Stop-Gap Government.
Being the leader of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, he took a leading role in managing the October Revolution in 1917, during which the Stop-Gap Government was overthrown.
After the Revolution, the Bolsheviks, leaded by Lenin established the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic – the world’s first constitutionally socialist state.
Immediately afterwards, Lenin issued the Decree on Land, according to which all estates and crown lands were transferred to the Workers’ Soviets.
Faced with the threat of the German invasion, he issued the Decree of Peace, which led to Russia’s immediate unilateral exit from the World War I.
In March 1921 Lenin proclaimed the New Economic Policy, a system of state capitalism that started the process of industrialization and recovery from the aftermath of the Russian Civil War, but represented a major departure from the Bolsheviks’ previous approach to running the Republic.
In 1922 Lenin became the leader of the USSR, which united the territories of the former Russian Empire.
After his death in 1924, Marxism–Leninism developed into a variety of philosophical doctrines, namely Stalinism, Trotskyism and Maoism.
Nowadays there are several conflicting perceptions of Lenin’s personality and his role in history. Calumniators have pigeonholed him a dictator whose governing oversaw a huge set of human rights abuses. But his followers have withstood these attacks referring to the limitations on his power and have promoted him as the leader of the world’s working class.
At any rate, Lenin, his thoughts and ideas, had a tremendous influence on the global Communist movement, and he remains one of the most powerful thinkers and politicians of the 20th century.
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The ID pin badge of the operatives and soldiers of the Police Riot Squad Special is to be attached to the upper garment and a special outfit: body armor, individual tactical load-bearing vest.
The pin badge is a goldish metal star of twelve rounded points formed by the beams radiating from the center of convex polished rays.
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The chest pin badge (insignia) of the servicemen of the 3rd Separate Special Purpose Brigade of Belorussian Interior Troops.
The symbol of the Brigade is the lynx – a Belorussian forester. It is a slick, fast, accurate and at the same time cunning and clever beast. Obviously, Belarusian commandos and consider themselves the owners of the same qualities.
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Kizlyar Stervets is a pronounced throwing knife. Its bold and aggressive appearance immediately attracts attention due to its brutal beauty.
Athletic design, black coating and excellent balance (the center of gravity is moved closer to the tip) creates the impression that the blade can hit the target in any throw, from any position.
Its double-edged blade is shaped like a spear. The steel frame is cord-wound near the handle. If necessary, the cord can be removed for replacement or cleaning.
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“Taran” is a Russian word meaning “battering ram” – an ancient weapon used during a city siege.
The Taran Kizlyar Knife’s design refers to the “Finka” – the knife of Scandinavian ice fishermen who needed a tough, but narrow blade in order to easily stab the catch into its brain for quicker kill.
The concave sharpening of the blade with high razor-type slopes helps to achieve a special thinness and sharpness of the cut.
The fairly long blade of the knife is good for cutting up fish, and the Elastron-G handle increases the grip well.
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Movement:
24 mm caliber sensitive movement with a central second hand;
Scale: 12 hrs;
Date calendar of instant action;
Height 5/32 inch (4.14 mm);
17 ruby jewels;
Shock-resistant balance;
Totally wound movement run not less than 36 hrs.The hands, clock-face, elements of decoration are covered with phosphor paint accumulating light (superluminova), allowing to see the watch in any conditions, including in the dark.
Similar watch: Vostok Komandirskie 819213.
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Movement:
24 mm caliber sensitive movement with a central second hand;
Scale: 12 hrs;
Date calendar of instant action;
Height 5/32 inch (4.14 mm);
17 ruby jewels;
Shock-resistant balance;
Totally wound movement run not less than 36 hrs.The hands, clock-face, elements of decoration are covered with phosphor paint accumulating light (superluminova), allowing to see the watch in any conditions, including in the dark.
Similar watch: Vostok Komandirskie 819313.
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Details
Movement:
24 mm caliber sensitive movement with a central second hand;
Scale: 12 hrs;
Date calendar of instant action;
Height 5/32 inch (4.14 mm);
17 ruby jewels;
Shock-resistant balance;
Totally wound movement run not less than 36 hrs.The hands, clock-face, elements of decoration are covered with phosphor paint accumulating light (superluminova), allowing to see the watch in any conditions, including in the dark.
Similar watch: Vostok Komandirskie 819878.
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Details
Movement:
24 mm caliber sensitive movement with a central second hand;
Scale: 12 hrs;
Date calendar of instant action;
Height 5/32 inch (4.14 mm);
17 ruby jewels;
Shock-resistant balance;
Totally wound movement run not less than 36 hrs.The hands, clock-face, elements of decoration are covered with phosphor paint accumulating light (superluminova), allowing to see the watch in any conditions, including in the dark.
Similar watch: Vostok Komandirskie 811562.
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