Nadezhda Krupskaya
1869 – 1939 Russian Revolutionary and Lenin's wife
Lenin's wife and comrade, and a founder of Soviet education.
- Religion
- Russian Orthodox background; a militant atheist.
- Affiliations
- Bolshevik Party; Lenin's wife and secretary; a leader of Soviet education.
Krupskaya was a revolutionary in her own right who married Lenin in Siberian exile and served as his closest aide. After his death she worked on education and libraries and quietly resisted parts of Stalin's course. Stalin attacked her but did not dare destroy Lenin's widow.
Connections
- associate of Inessa Armand — A friend and fellow revolutionary within Lenin's circle.
- rival of Joseph Stalin — Stalin clashed with and threatened her after Lenin's death.
- family of Vladimir Lenin — Her husband and political partner.
- family of Vladimir Lenin — His wife and lifelong political partner.