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Lenin might have been poisoned by an over-ambitious Stalin | A popular theory maintains that Vladamir Lenin, the founder of Russian Communism, died from sexually-transmitted disease syphilis. But a sensational new theory has now claimed that he might have died after being poisoned by his political successor Joseph Stalin. Russian historian Lev Lurie believes that while Lenin was already in poor health having suffered several strokes, Stalin may have finished him off after a bitter feud. Lenin, who had initially supported Stalin’s rise to power, later began aligning himself with Leon Trotsky. In notes dictated before
his death, Lenin criticises Stalin’s rude manners and ambitious nature. He even
suggested that Stalin should be removed from his position of General Secretary
of the Communist Party. Lurie indicated that poisoning would have later become
Stalin’s preferred method for dealing with his enemies. “The funny thing is that
the brain of Lenin still is preserved in Moscow, so we can investigate,” the
Daily Mail quoted Lurie as saying. His embalmed body still lies on public display
in a Red Square mausoleum almost 20 years after the collapse of the communist
state he helped bring to life. However, UCLA neurologist Dr. Harry Vinters put
forward a separate theory maintaining that stress or a family medical history
could have accounted for Lenin’s death. Lurie and Dr. Vinters reviewed Lenin’s
records for an annual conference at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
on famous people’s deaths. |
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