In its regular extracts from its archives the Guardian newspaper has an entry dated 2 September 1918 with the headline "Reported death of Lenin - shot by a woman". The first sentence of the news story as follows: "M. Lenin was shot by a young woman in Moscow on Friday evening, and is reported to have died from his wounds." It is followed by an editorial which begins "Sooner or later the news of his murder was expected, for he had enemies in his own country who seldom make mistakes."
What would be the consequences in the USSR and the world if Lenin had died from his wounds as a result of that assassination attempt?
What would be the consequences in the USSR and the world if Lenin had died from his wounds as a result of that assassination attempt?