Who Was Alive

Were Ivan Turgenev and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time?

Yes. Ivan Turgenev and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 1870 to 1883.

Ivan Turgenev was 51 when Vladimir Lenin was born.

Vladimir Lenin was 13 when Ivan Turgenev died, aged 64.

Ivan Turgenev

Russian writer

Born 28 October 1818 (Julian calendar) · died 22 August 1883 (Julian calendar), aged 64

Vladimir Lenin

Founding leader of the Soviet Union

Born 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53

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Ivan Turgenev and Vladimir Lenin in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.