Who was the founder and first leader of the Soviet Union?

Who was the founder and first leader of the Soviet Union?

• A. Vladimir Lenin
• B. Joseph Stalin
• C. Leon Trotsky
• D. Mikhail Gorbachev

Answer: (A)

Vladimir Lenin is the one who founded the Soviet Union. He led the Bolshevik seizure of power in the October Revolution of 1917 and established the new Soviet government. Lenin helped create the political structure that would become the Soviet state, including the early government and the idea of a union of soviet republics. The USSR was officially formed in 1922 under his influence, making him the first leader of the Soviet Union. Stalin came to power after Lenin’s death and is known for consolidating authority in the 1920s and 1930s, Trotsky was a key figure who lost a power struggle, and Gorbachev led much later and played a major role in reforms and the USSR’s dissolution.

Vladimir Lenin is the one who founded the Soviet Union. He led the Bolshevik seizure of power in the October Revolution of 1917 and established the new Soviet government. Lenin helped create the political structure that would become the Soviet state, including the early government and the idea of a union of soviet republics. The USSR was officially formed in 1922 under his influence, making him the first leader of the Soviet Union.

Stalin came to power after Lenin’s death and is known for consolidating authority in the 1920s and 1930s, Trotsky was a key figure who lost a power struggle, and Gorbachev led much later and played a major role in reforms and the USSR’s dissolution.