Flying, a fan of wine and lover Fanny Kaplan: how did the fate of Dmitry Lenin

The younger brother of the leader of the revolution did not occupy a prominent place in Soviet historiography. Meanwhile, the train of mysteries and paradoxical issues still spin around his personality.


Dmitry was born in Simbirsk. He was four years younger than his famous brother. Parents took care that the boy gets a good education. Ulyanov Jr. graduated from Samara Gymnasium, and 1901 received a medical diploma at the University of Derpta in the city of Yuriev, now Tartu in Estonia. The revolutionary activity of the Senior Dmitry brothers in some sense predetermined his fate. In his youth for participating in illegal Marxist circles, he was repeatedly arrested. For almost a year, the young man was able to spend behind bars. After the conclusion, he was sent to Tula. For several years, Ulyanov younger lived under the police supervision.

Meanwhile, the traces of the turbulent revolutionary struggle in the biography of Ulyanov younger was not found. Not that warehouse he was a man. However, after the October coup, he was appointed by the People's Commissar of Health and the Deputy Chairman of the Council. Of course, for such a quick career takeoff Dmitry owes Vladimir Ilyich. It is noteworthy that Lenin himself did not engage in its promotion. Dmitry's high posts were appointed Ilyich's comrades - so they wanted to make him pleasant. But Lenin did not pay such news. He was a very low opinion about his younger brother. He believed his "ordinary fool, who was just gingerbreading to chew."

Indeed, the Ulyanov's brothers were absolutely different in nature. The younger was a cheerful walk. He loved to play harmonica, sang Romances. He was indifferent to power, was distinguished by a good temper. If you believe the sources, no traces of involvement in the Red Terror are not observed for Dmitry. But he headed the Council of the Crimean Soviet Socialist Republic in those times when civil war raged in Crimea. They say, at the request of Ulyanov younger, not one dozen man was saved. In the end, Dmitry was removed from office because of his addiction to the Crimean guilt.

In addition to alcohol, Dmitry had other weaknesses. He adored the society of beautiful women and did not miss the case to take for ordinary for the next beauty. Officially, he was married twice. The first marriage was unsuccessful, so he divorced his wife. They did not have children. After the divorce, Dmitry married Alexandra Karpova. In the second marriage he was born his daughter Olga. Ulyanov's younger was still the extramarital son Victor from the nurse Evdokia Chervyakova, with whom he twisted the novel during one of the links. Thus, Dmitry is the only member of the revolutionary family of Ulyanovy, who left the offspring after himself.

Finally, remember another fatal fact from the biography of the younger brother Lenin. During his medical activities in Evpatoria, Dmitry arrived at the young Fanny Kaplan, where she arrived at treatment. They say the girl was very attractive and enjoyed success in men. Their novel lasted for a short time, although rumors went that Ulyanov was even ready to marry her. A year later, Fanny was attempted by Vladimir Lenin. There is a hypothesis that in fact the victim of the Kaplan was supposed to become Dmitry. As you know, the failed killer had big vision problems. She could easily confuse brothers who were externally similar.


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