Kotkin's telling of the revolution and Stalin's successful coup against the Communist Party is farcical. Just one instance below:
Fanny Efimovna Kaplan (Russian: Фа́нни Ефи́мовна Капла́н; real name Feiga Haimovna Roytblat, Фейга Хаимовна Ройтблат; February 10, 1890 – September 3, 1918) was a Jewish woman from Russia best known for her failed attempt to assassinate Vladimir Lenin, although it is possible she may have been a scapegoat.
On August 30, 1918, Lenin spoke at the Hammer and Sickle, an arms factory in south Moscow.[7] As Lenin left the building and before he entered his car, Kaplan called out to him. When Lenin turned towards her, she fired three shots with a Browning pistol.[1] One bullet passed through Lenin's coat, the other two struck him: one passing through his neck, puncturing part of his left lung, and stopping near his right collarbone; the other lodging in his left shoulder.[1][8]
Lenin was taken back to his living quarters at the Kremlin. He feared there might be other plotters planning to kill him and refused to leave the security of the Kremlin to seek medical attention. Doctors were brought in to treat him but were unable to remove the bullets outside of a hospital. Despite the severity of his injuries, Lenin survived. However, Lenin's health never fully recovered from the attack and it is believed the shooting contributed to the strokes that incapacitated and eventually killed him in 1924.
and I love this part... although it is possible she may have been a scapegoat.
kek,
Kotkin's telling of the revolution and Stalin's successful coup against the Communist Party is farcical. Just one instance below:
Fanny Efimovna Kaplan (Russian: Фа́нни Ефи́мовна Капла́н; real name Feiga Haimovna Roytblat, Фейга Хаимовна Ройтблат; February 10, 1890 – September 3, 1918) was a Jewish woman from Russia best known for her failed attempt to assassinate Vladimir Lenin, although it is possible she may have been a scapegoat.
On August 30, 1918, Lenin spoke at the Hammer and Sickle, an arms factory in south Moscow.[7] As Lenin left the building and before he entered his car, Kaplan called out to him. When Lenin turned towards her, she fired three shots with a Browning pistol.[1] One bullet passed through Lenin's coat, the other two struck him: one passing through his neck, puncturing part of his left lung, and stopping near his right collarbone; the other lodging in his left shoulder.[1][8]
Lenin was taken back to his living quarters at the Kremlin. He feared there might be other plotters planning to kill him and refused to leave the security of the Kremlin to seek medical attention. Doctors were brought in to treat him but were unable to remove the bullets outside of a hospital. Despite the severity of his injuries, Lenin survived. However, Lenin's health never fully recovered from the attack and it is believed the shooting contributed to the strokes that incapacitated and eventually killed him in 1924.
and I love this part... although it is possible she may have been a scapegoat.
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Full wiki on Fanny:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Kaplan