Evening star., 1924-01-22
N|COLA| LEN|N DIES,
FOLLOWING STROKE
At MOSCOW VILLA
Russian Premier. Stricken in
June, 1922, Had Been
Thought Recovering.
DEATH GIVES OPENINGS
TO PLOTTING LEADERS
Was Founder of Bolshevism, Intel
leetural, Brave, Reckless
and Heartless.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, January a2-Nic0lai
Lenin, premier OF soviet Russia, is
dead
The end came at $50 o'clock Mon
day afternoon, but the death was not
announced for some time afterward.
News of his DEATH while not unex-
pected to those who had been closest
TO him in the soviet councils, came
Unexpectedly at this time to the great
majority, as the most recent reports
had been that he was considerably
improved in health. While there has
ncen continuous anxiety for his con-
djtion since he was stricken in June,
1a22, public attention has lately been
more directed to the differences
among the communist party leaders,
ana Particularly 10 the status of Leon
Trotsky. who, it was recently an
nounced, was in poor health and had
gone away for rest
Little has been said publicly in
soviet official quarters lately of Len
ms condition, but that little seemed
10 be Of hopeful nature, and Il was
fot long ago that some Of the asso-
Gates or his active days were pre-
Hicting that he would soon be able to
ADVISE with the council of minister's
Lenin death occurred at his coun-
sly villa. near Moscow, where he hsd
peen JlFing in retirement. 1t came
alter sudden turn for the worse,
Gm!InI ,, natlng in stroke which para
is|eu ms respiratory organism.
Is Blow to Public.
Upon the death OF the premier. the
higher soviet officials We're immedi-
ately Informed. but the public re-
manned in ignorance until prepara-
tions had been completed for their
notification through an official bulle-
tin.
While the great mass of the people
had long felt. that sooner or later
Lenin would suffer stroke which
would result fatally. nevertheless the
news that death had actually come
bad the effect of a great duh blow.
The fieeting hope that Lenin might
hanced by the official announcements
OF his Improvement only a fortnight
ago.
As the all-Russian soviet gathered
in regular session in the great Mos
COW Theater this morning only 4 few
of the delegates knew what had hap
pened. NJ. Kalenin, president of the
all Russian central executive com
mittee, appeared on the platform in
the presence of all the leaders. such
rs Zinovieff and kameneff, and ask
ed the audience to rise.
Death March Sounds.
Suddenly from behind the scenes
trumpeters sounded the first bars Of
funeral march. and then there was
r moment of impressive silence, brok-
en- here and there by sobs.
Almost overcome with emotion, NJ.
kaIenin, who is the nominal presi-
dent of soviet Russia, said he had to
make q sorrowful announcement.
vladimir Hitch, who recently gave
hopes Of improvement" he said, had
yesterday a sharp turn for the
worse" Glitch was Lenin's real
rame.)
TIE delegates waited with bated
breath as the peasant president pro-
Eeeded
at about $50 o'clock his respira.
lion became difficult. commissions fol.
lowed. ard at $50 o'clock he expired.
Tears oiled down many bearded
.heeks, aud the sobbing became gen.
eral.
1T is difficult for me TO speak" M.
Ealenin continued. -"Our sole aim
must now be to retain those gains OF
which Lenin was the creator.
Represent ltives of foreign dipio-
matte missions and others with whom
the correspondent talked after the
announcement agreed in expressing
the opinion that Lenin's death would
probably produce no general disquiet
n Russia, but nevertheless would
have an important political effect. So
long as he was alive, although not
actively participating in the govern
raent, he was at least its titular head,
and his death now opens the position
10 other leaders.
Death OF Premier Lenin leaves do
7aestic political affairs and foreign
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