View full lesson: ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-vladimir-lenin-alex-gendler Vladimir Lenin overthrew Russian Czar Nicholas II and founded the Soviet Union, forever changing the course of Russian politics. But was he a hero who toppled an oppressive tyranny or a villain who replaced it with another? Alex Gendler puts this controversial figure on trial, exploring both sides of a nearly century-long debate. Lesson by Alex Gendler, animation by Brett Underhill.

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