• blobjim [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    doubt Lenin actually had a car, probably just the vehicle they used to transport government officials lol.

    edit: Look at this thing. Epic. https://unravellingtravel.com/lenins-rolls-royce-silver-ghost/

    better google search result https://rttl.me/2019/05/13/the-comrade-of-ecstasy-lenins-rolls-royce/

    • ssjmarx [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      That first link is infuriating.

      He then began to enjoy the good life just like the Tsars as illustrated by this photo taken at the May Day Red Army Parade in Moscow 1918!

      Dude was a well documented workaholic to the detriment of his own health because of his commitment to the Revolution, but yeah this one photo of him being driven in a May Day parade proves that he just wanted to take toys from rich people and live it up.

      • TyMan210 [he/him, comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        the Soviet government passed one of its first acts ever, with the decree of 3 May 1918 that expropriated about 2,500 cars from the bourgeois members of society.

        To give an historical perspective, this predates the October Revolution by about six months

        lol

        • BeamBrain [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          the Soviet government passed one of its first acts ever, with the decree of 3 May 1918 that expropriated about 2,500 cars from the bourgeois members of society.

          based