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Lenin was provided passage to return to Russia in 1917 by the German government, who saw him as a disruptive force that could weaken Russia's war effort during World War I.

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Why did lenin return to russia 1917?

Germany sent him there in the hope of destabilizing the country.


Why did Vladimir Lenin get exiled from Germany?

Lenin was never exiled from Germany. He had been living in exile in Switzerland but it was from Russia not Germany. After the February Russian Revolution, Germany helped Lenin return to Russia from Switzerland through Germany and Finland. Lenin wasn't being exiled from Switzerland or Germany. He was being returned to Russia to foment revolution so as to get Russia out of World War 1.


What event caused Lenin to return to Russia from exile?

The February 1917 Russian Revolution brought Lenin back to Russia. He had been living in Switzerland at the time and the revolution took him by surprise. The German High Command arranged for Lenin to be transported from Switzerland to Russia in a diplomatically sealed train. The Germans wanted Lenin to create more revolutionary disruption in the hope that a new Russian government would get Russia out of World War I.


What was Vladimir Lenin?

Vladimir Lenin was the leader of Russia from 1917 to 1922. He was a communist, and he turned Russia into the Soviet Union. Lenin was predecessor to Stalin.


What did Vladimir Lenin declare upon his return to Russia after the March Revolution of March?

Vladimir Lenin was not in Russia during the March 1917 Revolution. With the help of Germany he returned to Russia in April of 1917. At this time with the Czar no longer in power, Lenin announced that Russia was the freest of all the belligerent nations in World War One. The center Bolshevik newspaper, Pravda was now published openly.

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Why did lenin return to russia 1917?

Germany sent him there in the hope of destabilizing the country.


Why did Germany want Lenin to return to Russia in?

Germany saw a chance to weaken their enemy.


Why did Vladimir Lenin get exiled from Germany?

Lenin was never exiled from Germany. He had been living in exile in Switzerland but it was from Russia not Germany. After the February Russian Revolution, Germany helped Lenin return to Russia from Switzerland through Germany and Finland. Lenin wasn't being exiled from Switzerland or Germany. He was being returned to Russia to foment revolution so as to get Russia out of World War 1.


What was Vladimir Lenin?

Vladimir Lenin was the leader of Russia from 1917 to 1922. He was a communist, and he turned Russia into the Soviet Union. Lenin was predecessor to Stalin.


What event caused Lenin to return to Russia from exile?

The February 1917 Russian Revolution brought Lenin back to Russia. He had been living in Switzerland at the time and the revolution took him by surprise. The German High Command arranged for Lenin to be transported from Switzerland to Russia in a diplomatically sealed train. The Germans wanted Lenin to create more revolutionary disruption in the hope that a new Russian government would get Russia out of World War I.


What nation wanted Vladimir Lenin to return to Russia in order to help them win World War 1?

Germany!


What did Vladimir Lenin declare upon his return to Russia after the March Revolution of March?

Vladimir Lenin was not in Russia during the March 1917 Revolution. With the help of Germany he returned to Russia in April of 1917. At this time with the Czar no longer in power, Lenin announced that Russia was the freest of all the belligerent nations in World War One. The center Bolshevik newspaper, Pravda was now published openly.


Who helped Lenin to return to Russia in 1917?

If you mean during WW1, while the Provisional Government was in control of Russia, Lenin returned to Petrograd on the 16th April with the help of theGerman government (because the Germans figured that if the Bolsheviks were in power of Russia, they'd withdraw from the war and even if they failed to seize power, the turmoil in Russia could only help Germany's war aims).


How did Lenin become Russia's leader?

Lenin became Russia's leader because Nicholas II was kicked off the throne by Lenin's followers.


Who did Lenin return to Russia with from exile in Switzerland in 1917?

Jules, Martov, and Nadezhda Krupskaya, and others who's names are unknown.


How and why did Lenin return to Russia in April 1917?

Lenin was isolated in neutral Switzerland during the beginning of World War I. After receiving news of the February 1917 Revolution in Russia, he wanted to return there immediately to give instructions to the Bolsheviks about how to continue with the revolution and to defeat the Provisional Government. A Swiss Communist convinced the German government to send Lenin safely to Russia on a sealed train. The German government hoped that Lenin would provoke political unrest in his homeland, forcing Russia to surrender to the Germans, which would allow Germany to pull troops away from the Eastern Front to focus on the war in the Western Front.


Did Lenin help or hurt Russia?

Lenin and Communism was a complete diaster for Russia that it is only now recovering from.