A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LENIN

Sat, 17 Jan '26
Advocate for the political mobilization of the proletariat
Sat, 22 Nov '25
Red Square presence since 1924
Wed, 11 Dec '24
October Revolution leader
Fri, 5 Jul '24
Inspiration for Old Major in Orwell's "Animal Farm"
Tue, 14 Mar '23
Leader in a 1917 revolution
Wed, 6 Apr '22
World leader born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
Sun, 27 Feb '22
World leader who appeared on a Time magazine cover 40 years after his death
Sun, 17 Oct '21
"Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism" author
Sun, 29 Aug '21
His tomb is in Red Square