Vladimir Lenin:

Hang no fewer than one hundred well-known kulaks, rich men, bloodsuckers, and make sure that the hanging takes place in full view of the people.

— Vladimir Lenin Modern

Leader of Russian Revolution

Telegram to Penza, often cited as evidence of his direct order for mass executions.

1918

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