The 1917 Russian Revolution changed the course of the 20th century. At its head stood Vladimir Lenin, a man who used terror and mass murder to realize his Marxist vision of a utopian society. How did he and a small band of communists overthrow an empire and create the first totalitarian state? Paul Kengor explains.

This video was made possible through a generous donation from the Robert W. Plaster Foundation, part of the Robert W. Plaster Foundation Playlist: Free Enterprise Will Set You Free, which educates Americans on the virtues of our nation's founding principles and the consequences of straying from them.

This video is part of a 6-part series. Click here to watch the entire Hall of Evil series.

Follow PragerU on social media:

Instagram 

X/Twitter

Facebook 

Rumble 

YouTube

Follow Dr. Paul Kengor:

Instagram: Faith and Freedom, The American Spectator

X: Dr. Paul Kengor, The American Spectator

Facebook: The American Spectator, Faith and Freedom

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices