Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Lenin and Mikhail Bulgakov alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Lenin and Mikhail Bulgakov were alive at the same time for 32 years, from 1891 to 1924.

Vladimir Lenin was 21 when Mikhail Bulgakov was born.

Mikhail Bulgakov was 32 when Vladimir Lenin died, aged 53.

Vladimir Lenin

Founding leader of the Soviet Union

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

Mikhail Bulgakov

Russian author

Born 3 May 1891 (Julian calendar) · died 10 March 1940, aged 48

  1. Karl Marx
  2. Vladimir Lenin
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Adolf Hitler
  5. Mikhail Bulgakov
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Vladimir Lenin and Mikhail Bulgakov 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.