THE LETTERS OF LENIN—Translated & edited by Elizabeth Hill & Doris Mudie— Harcourt, Brace ($4). Of the thousands of letters written by Vladimir Ilich Ulianov in his 54-year life, about 1,000 are left.

The specter of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin has been haunting the Irish blogosphere of late thanks to the popular "Come Here To Me" site, which takes a sideways look at Dublin life and culture. One recent ...

The Russian prime minister is not happy about the Cyprus bailout deal. At a meeting with deputies Dmitry Medvedev invoked a phrase of Lenin's in reference to the new agreement. From The Telegraph: ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, April 15 (UPI) -- A statue of Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin that was damaged by vandalism was returned restored to a famous square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday.