Vladimir Lenin’s political philosophy was significantly influenced by key life events, including his exposure to Marxist ideas during his education and the execution of his brother, which ignited his revolutionary fervor. His experiences in exile, particularly in Western Europe, provided him insights into capitalism and the workings of class struggle. The October Revolution of 1917, which he led, marked a culmination of his beliefs about the need for a proletarian revolution. Furthermore, his encounters with various revolutionary thinkers and activists shaped his strategies for socialism and the establishment of a dictatorship of the proletariat, a cornerstone of his ideology.