Today is Tuesday, August 30th, 2022.

On this day in 1918, Fania Kaplan tried to assassinate Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Russian Soviet Republic.

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Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from Parcast.

Today we're covering Fania Kaplan's failed assassination attempt on Vladimir Lennon and the bloody aftermath.

Now let's go back to Moscow on August 30, 1918.

Thank you. Moscow on August 30th, 1918. A large crowd gathered at the Mickelson Armaments Factory, an arms factory in the southern part of the city to hear their new leader Vladimir Lennon speak.

When the talk was over, Lennon walked outside the building, a small group of workers crowded around him, bombarding him with questions.

His security guards gave him some space, knowing how much the charismatic leader loved talking

to people.

Shortly afterward, he spotted his car and beeline towards it, ready to make his way to his

next engagement. Suddenly, a woman started shouting questions. He turned around to see who it was when

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