Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (22 April 1870 – 21 January 1924) was a Russian revolutionary and communist politician who led the  of 1917.

Biography
As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the during its initial years as it fought to establish control over Russia in the  and worked to create a socialist economic system.

Though not an Assassin himself, Lenin was affiliated with the Russian Assassins. His brother, Aleksandr Ulyanov, was an Assassin, as was their close friend Nikolai Orelov. During the October Revolution, Lenin sent a letter to Nikolai urging him to kill Tsar Nicholas II, even if the Order itself no longer saw him as a threat.