The Museum Home of Vladimir Lenin in Ulyanovsk (with English Subtitles)
Guided video tour of the house of Vladimir Lenin in Russia.
Founded as Simbirsk on the banks of the river Sviyaga, a tributary of the Volga, in 1648 as the fort which meant to protect the eastern frontier of the Russian Empire from the nomadic tribes and to establish a permanent Imperial presence in the area, the city was renamed Ulyanovsk in 1924 in honor of Vladimir Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, who was born in Simbirsk in 1870.
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, the Russian politician, Communist revolutionary and political theorist. Lenin was born into a wealthy well educated middle-class family. His father was the Director of Public Schools in Simbirsk district (which nowadays can be associated with a position of a Secretary of Education) overseeing the foundation of over 450 schools as a part of the government's plans for modernisation. Lenin's mother had relatively prosperous background and was the daughter of a German–Swedish woman and a Russian Jewish physician who served the royal family.
This video presents the first half of the official guide tour of the House where Vladimir Lenin spent his childhood from the age of 8 until his graduation from Simbirsk school gimnasia when he decided to study law at Kazan University at the age of 17. It will give you a fascinating insight on the life of one of the most famous figures of Russian history.
You will visit with us: - the living room. Check out the interior of the house in Simbirsk from the 19th century - the father's office. You will learn about Lenin's father and why he was an awesome man - the guest hall. You will see the Ulyanov family pictures and hear the story of Lenin's older brother trying to assassin the tsar - the mother's room. You will find out about Lenin's ancestors and learn that he has a colorful genes mix - the dining room. You will learn more about the poor fortune of Lenin's mother - the nanny's room. You will see the genuine trunk box from the 19th century