Lenin Part 3: First Russia, Then the World…

Real Dictators

NOISER

History, Fiction, Drama

4.8 • 8.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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The Tsar is deposed as the people of the Russian Empire rise up. Marooned in Switzerland, Vladimir Lenin prepares for an extraordinary journey home, by land and sea. It will involve the closest of shaves, multiple disguises, and the covert help of Russia’s deadliest enemy… A Noiser production, written by Dan Smith. This is Part 3 of 4. For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Now available for Apple and Android users. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's April 3, 1917.
0:04.0	Easter Monday.
0:07.0	A steam engine chokes through the icy expanse of Finland.
0:12.0	On board, among the passengers in third class,
0:16.0	one man in particular cannot wait to reach his destination.
0:20.0	It will mark the end of a perilous journey.
0:23.0	He is a native Russian,
0:25.0	but has lived abroad almost continually for the last 17 years.
0:29.0	The train is destined for Petrograd,
0:32.0	or St Petersburg, as it was known when he last lived there.
0:36.0	And after the best part of two decades in political exile,
0:40.0	Vladimir Lenin is coming home to lead a revolution.
0:47.0	As the train crosses the border,
0:49.0	he jumps to his feet, pumping his fist in the air and shouting,
0:53.0	we are on home territory now, we will show them we are the worthy masters of the future.
1:00.0	As Petrograd nears,
1:02.0	the revolutionaries decorate the carriages with red flags and bonding.
1:07.0	When they pull into the station just after 11 o'clock,
1:10.0	they greet by a clamoring crowd.
1:13.0	The local Bolsheviks have arranged to a party of some 2000 people to welcome Lenin.
1:19.0	Word has been put about that anyone who heads to the station will get free beers.
1:25.0	Lenin emerges from his carriage clad in a shabby old coat.
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