Sorry for the pic confusion, author error. As to your questions my idea was that Julian's Family started working class due to discrimination and then moved up the social ranks. Julian is subsequently street enough to appeal to workers buy also elite enough to appeal to affluent Liberals/Progressives.
In this universe being raised in America moderates Lenin's views and the signature event in his life is the Haymaker Riot. As for his brother he will play a role later on as kind of a Billy Carter character.
This all started when a friend asked me, what would it take for Noam Chomsky to be President. Apparently a lot.