Lenin needed to escape Russia after the provisional government declared him a German spy. He went to Stalin, who shaved him, gave him a wig, and smuggled him to Finland
Photo Added 30th May 2013, 15:49 Album Bolshevism Added by Brutus
Apparently, Lenin was a bit concerned that his slanted eyes (one more so than the other) would reveal his Slavic lineage when this passport image was made.
