Some called Lenin “the most humane man,” like the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, others called him a ruthless dictator, like the emigre historian Georgy Vernadsky... So who is he, Lenin? And what does he deserve - love or hate? Perhaps Lenin deserves the truth. After all, “the complete truth about him irrefutably and unshakably makes him a titan of spirit and thought, an eternal companion and interlocutor of all people with a warm heart, a cool mind and clean hands.” Lenin deserves even more - he is worthy of understanding. Having understood Lenin, the essence of his nature and his destiny, we will better understand ourselves...